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Online Body Fat Calculator :
No doubt when trying to reach a certain
goal and trying to lose a certain amount of pounds so you can
fit into those old clothes, calculating your percentage of body
fat would be of interest to you. Knowing your percentage of fat
not only can serve as a tool of motivation since you’ll see the
percentage go down as pounds are shedding, it can also help you
stay within a range that is healthy for you.
There are several tools that can be found
on the web to help you calculate your body fat percentage. Some
tools are more sophisticated than others. The more sophisticated
tools will go into more details such as asking for information
such as waist circumference, wrist circumference, hip
circumference, and gender while the more simplistic calculation
tools will just ask for age and waist size. Though the
simplistic tools are easy to use as they clearly don’t require
as much detail, the results won’t be as accurate as if you were
to use the more sophisticated tools.
When setting a goal for the percentage of
body fat you want to obtain, be sure that you are setting one
that is realistic. Should you be unrealistic, your body will
begin eating away at your muscles and organs which could be
extremely dangerous. Below will be a chart that you can use when
setting your goals. This chart will be broken down into
categories to help you get a better idea as to where you fit in.
It is as follows;
For Men:
Essential Fat--2-4%
Athletes--6-13%
Fitness--14-17%
Acceptable--18-25%
Obese--25% plus
For Women:
Essential Fat--10-12%
Athletes--14-20%
Fitness--21-24%
Acceptable--25-31%
Obese--32% plus
According to John Hopkins, if one is “on
any non-medically supervised weight loss program, women should
consume at least 1200 calories a day and men at least 1600 per
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