GIRLS:
5yr old - 14 - 20%
6yr old - 14 - 21%
7yr old - 15 - 25%
8yr old - 16 - 26%
9yr old - 17 - 27%
10yr old - 17 - 28%
11yr old - 17 - 29%
12yr old - 17 - 29%
13yr old - 17 - 29%
14yr old - 17 - 30%
15yr old - 17 - 30%
16yr old - 17 - 30%
17yr old - 17 - 30%
18yr old - 18 - 31%
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
To calculate the percentage of body fat loss, you can use the formula: (Initial body fat - Current body fat) / Initial body fat x 100. This will give you the percentage of body fat lost.
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 a 53-year-old male (or an adult male of any age), your 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 more information about this, and how to measure your percentage of body fat, see the page link, further down this page, listed under "Related Questions."
* 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.
Between 20 and 35 percent.
The BMI Index describes your body fat percentage.
The average body fat percentage a 13-year-old should have depends on their gender and height. It is usually around 25 percent.