Approx 12 to 18 percent.
12 to 18 percent
Healthy males, obeses males have less water
As an adult female, your percentage of body fat should be about 15 to 20% for good health. (For adult males the percentage of body fat should be about 10 to 15% for good health.)
* For females the percentage of body fat should be about 15 to 20% for good health.* For males the percentage of body fat should be about 10 to 15% for good health.
In women a healthy body fat percentage ranges from 21 percent to 33 percent. In men, a healthy percentage is between 8 percent and 25 percent.
For average adult males the body fat percentage is 18 to 24 percent. It is suggested however that the optimal body fat percentage for an adult male should be around 14 to 17 percent.
I'll answer in terms of body-fat percentage. Fitness for males: around 15% body fat. Females: around 22%. Any less is considered very athletic.
To determine your percentage of body fat at home, obtain some plastic body fat calipers and do a simple skin fold test. Body fat calipers are not expensive and they are readily available to buy. If you are female, your percentage of body fat should probably be about 15 to 20% for good health. For males the percentage of body fat should probably be about 10 to 15% for good health.
It doesnt matter if. You should work out and eat healthy if you want to have less body fat.
One can calculate the percentage of fat there is in their body by using the Body Fat Percentage Calculator provided by Healthy Forms which lets you calculate the percentage of fat in your body.
The body fat percentage that is healthy depends on whether or not the person is male or female and his or her age. For example, women who are ages 20-40, their healthy percentage is between 21-33% while men of the same age percentage would be 8-19%.
As a female, your percentage of body fat should be about 15 to 20% for good health. (For males the percentage of body fat should be about 10 to 15% for good health.) To determine your percentage of body fat at home, obtain some plastic body fat calipers and do a simple skin-fold test. Body fat calipers are not expensive, are readily available to buy, and can replace a scale or balance.
11 percent to 16 percent