What's you body fat percentage?

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newfunahead · 20/06/2018 21:58

Sorry I know it's a very personal question but I went to see a personal trainer for the first time in years, he measured my body fat percentage with his scales and a handheld device and it turns out my body fat percentage is 33%

I work out 3-5 times per week every week and I have a healthy BMI but when I checked out women's body fat percentages online apparently I'm obese.

I am a size 10 and I don't feel obese and my BMI is not obese and I am wobbly on my tummy and thighs but my legs and arms etc are pretty toned so I don't think I should be considered obese with my body fat percentage!

Can anyone give me any info or insight to this?

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carrie74 · 20/06/2018 23:00

New fun ahead, I wrote an almost identical post at the beginning of the year. I upped my PT sessions, and it did come down a bit after 12 weeks. I was horrified, as when I first started seeing a PT, a few years ago, it wasn't a dissimilar percentage, and I feel my whole outlook to exercise had changed so much in that time - going from very little working out to making sure I worked out more regularly, doing circuits etc, and yet my BF% didn't seem to have really come down in the long term.

I've come to terms with it over time - I know I'm doing more than lots of people, my diet's not horrendous (there's definitely room for improvement, but I don't just eat rubbish all day every day), it is what it is.

MajesticWhine · 20/06/2018 22:26

Mine is 33%. My BMI is 24.7. I am a size 12. I exercise a reasonable amount, but to be honest, I am clearly carrying extra fat. A lot of it is to do with your age. 33% is about average in mid 40s but not too great if you're in your early 20s.

ReadingRiot · 20/06/2018 22:16

26% and I'm towards the top end of a healthy BMI. I am very fit though, so I guess that's because of the muscle weighs more than fat thing.

According to experts, I need to lose more than a stone in fat to be at my peak weight for competition. If I was to manage that I'd weight less than I did pre-puberty

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newfunahead · 20/06/2018 22:06

Hmmm it's odd isn't it! I'm going to try my home scales too I know they arnt that accurate so I'm guessing they are incorrect

The charts I saw online are depressing

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Millybingbong · 20/06/2018 22:00

41% according to home scales. First time I ever looked this week and judging by that i may never venture there again.

Bmi 25 so I'm not massive

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