Shocked by body fat percentage

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I went for a fitness assessment this week with a personal trainer. The idea was to get a benchmark and set some new fitness goals.

The process was informative but soooo disappointing! I have been exercising hard and eating healthily since New Year, have lost half a stone and dropped a dress size.

Results from this assessment - BMI 20 (good) visceral fat 5 (also good), blood pressure 120/62 (good to low) but body fat % 32 and aerobic fitness "average"! Gutted! I do an hour of cardio or an hour of strength training every day .

Trainer is working out a programme to address the body fat as that is something I "must" get sorted.

I'm 162cm and a size 8.

I had my body fat percentage done using a DEXA scan, these and something called the 'bodpod' are the most accurate ways to measure body fat. Being a student, i was lucky enough to get mine done for free as i took part in a study, but if your keen on having one done, check out local universitys, usually sports and exercise depts have studies running.