Question about my ideal body fat percentage?
I am 5'3". I put in my height, hips, waist and neck measurements fairly accurately, and this is what it gave me: Your Recommended Blocks Your weight is: 103 pounds Your sex is: Female Your Body Fat percentage is: 29 Your Lean Body Mass is: 73 pounds Your 'Ideal' weight is: 89 pounds Your activity factor is: 0.83 Your recommend blocks per day are: 8 (60 grams of protein) I'm 15 years old. Is this accurate, am I really supposed to weigh 89 pounds? If my body fat percentage is correct, then they are telling me I'm overweight. =/ Soo is this site right or what? (http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html) don't worry, i wasn't planning on stopping eating or anything! i'm not stupid. just confused. i'm going to continue being active and doing what i'm doing no matter what....thanks though! :)
Public Comments
- NO! You must NOT weigh 89 lbs. 103 is fine for a 5'3'' 15 year old girl. Don't lose any more weight, you don't need to and should seriously not be worrying about this sort of thing. In fact, your bmi is practically labeled as underweight...you're right on the borderline. Calm down...and eat something, please...guys don't like flat-chested, slim boy-like women.
- This will not help you figure out your Body Fat Percentage... only your body mass index. (BMI is a statistical way to track body mass in a population & is not a reliable way for determining healthy weight or fat %) To measure Body Fat Percentage you need to use a special scale or hand-held device that sends a signal through your body & calculates how long it takes. Or find a personal trainer to measure you at several points in your body, and use their pinchy tool to measure fat. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are active & have good muscular structure, then you will weigh more than someone who is not.... but you will be healthier & have less fat. The ideal body fat percentage for most women is around 12% (I got this figure from a website, and ideal does not necessarily mean ideal for everyone) Being less than 12% fat is actually very unhealthy for women, as adipose tissue (fat) provides essential insulation, calorie storage/transfer, and hormone regulation. It is not just some squishy stuff which takes up space between your skin & muscles... but actually serves a vital function of optimum health & homeostasis. Obviously having too much will mess up your homeostasis as well, but recent studies show the dangers associated with being slightly overweight are not very severe at all, compared to very high danger risks (cancer, heart/lung disease...etc) that are associated with being underweight.
- i really dont think thats right
- NO WAY! thats all crap. ur underweight. should be 125 to 135 lbs if ur 5 feet 3. i am 124 and 5 feet 2. everybody envies me. and did u forget muscle wiegh?its heavier than the same size of fat. 103.. wow. u skinny.
- That is ridiculous that it has listed your ideal weight as 89lb. Plus those online calculators aren't very accurate anyway, it could be way out. If you want an accurate measurement of your body fat, ask if your doctor can arrange this for you. For a girl your age, keeping your body fat between 18% and 28% is recommended.
