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Online Fat Calculator/Fat Measurement Percentage
Typical values in healthy men: 10 - 20 percent
Typical values in healthy women: 17 - 27 percent
The American Dietetic Association recommends men have 15-18% body fat and women 20-25% body fat.
Body fat ranges and their associated categories (American Council on Exercise):
Women
Essential fat 10-12%
Athletes 14-20%
Fitness 21-24%
Acceptable 25-31%
Obese 32% plus
Men
Essential fat 2-4%
Athletes 6-13%
Fitness 14-17%
Acceptable 18-25%
Obese 25% plus
"Overweight" is defined as an excess amount of body weight, including fat, muscle, bone and water.
"Obesity" is defined as an excess amount of body fat. Athletes or muscular person may be overweight without being obese.
Metric: use centimeters for all values
US: use inches for all values
* Abdomen men: Horizontal at the level of the navel. This is not the minimal width
* Waist/Abdomen women: Horizontal ABOVE the navel. Take minimal width
* Neck: Inferior to the larynx with the tape sloping slightly downward to the front
* Height: Measured without shoes
* Hips: Largest horizontal circumference around the hips
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