Normal range of fat percentage for women

What is the standard body fat percentage for girls? Body fat refers to the proportion of body fat in the body. Body fat is the best reflection. Body fat has a standard range. If it exceeds this range, everyone should pay attention. Too high body fat percentage will affect health. What is the standard body fat percentage for girls?

1What is the standard body fat percentage for girls?

For women, the percentage is between 17% and 30%. This is the body fat percentage index for adult women.

For women over 50 years old, the body fat percentage index can increase by 2%-3% every 5 years.

Body fat percentage can be calculated using the BMI value according to the following formula:

Body fat percentage % = 1.2 Periodontal BMI 0.23 Periodontal age -5.4-10.8 Periodontal gender

In this case, male is assigned a value of 1 and female is assigned a value of 0.

2. Too much or too little body fat is not good

If body fat is too high and weight exceeds the standard value by more than 20%, it can be regarded as obesity. Obesity indicates insufficient exercise, lack of nutrition or some endocrine system disease, and is often complicated by high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, diabetes, cholecystitis and other symptoms;

If the body fat is too low, below the safe lower limit of body fat percentage, i.e. 5% for men and 13%~15% for women, it may cause an imbalance in function. In addition, too little body fat can lead to osteoporosis, because the body lacks body fat, resulting in insufficient estrogen levels, which affects the fusion of calcium and bones, and cannot maintain normal bone density. Therefore, osteoporosis and fractures are very likely to occur.

Especially for girls in puberty, low body fat is more harmful. If a young girl diets too much and has too little body fat, it will cause a decrease in estrogen secretion in the body, disrupt menstruation, and even affect the growth and development of the reproductive organs.

3 Body fat and body shape characteristics of women

8%~10% of the peak state achieved by very few female athletes (will cause amenorrhea, menstrual disorders and smaller penis)

11%~13% back muscles are visible, and the external oblique muscles are more prominent (the peak state of female bodybuilders)

14%~16% back muscles are visible, and the abdominal muscle stratification is more obvious.

(17%~25% is the ideal body fat for women)

17%~19% Body fat in all parts of the body is not loose, and the abdominal muscles are clearly stratified.

20%~22% Body fat is not loose, abdominal muscles begin to appear, and stratification is not obvious.

23%~25% The body fat in various parts of the body is basically not loose, and the abdominal muscles are not visible.

26%~28% of the body fat is noticeably loose in the waist and abdomen, and the abdominal muscles are not obvious.

29%~31% have no visible abdominal muscles and the hip circumference is generally 81~85 cm.

32%~34% have no visible abdominal muscles and the hip circumference is generally 86~90 cm.

35%~37% of the abdominal muscles are not visible, and the hip circumference is generally 91~95 cm.

38%~40% of the abdominal muscles are not visible, and the hip circumference is generally 96~100 cm.

More than 41% have no visible abdominal muscles and their hip circumference is generally over 101 cm.