Body Fat 21.8%
21.8% Body Fat men - Average
Men who maintain a healthy body fat range have an overall better quality of health and fitness.
Men with normal body fat have more toned muscles and this improves their appearance.
21.8% Body Fat women - Fitness
For females, body fat percentages below 15-20 percent are considered dangerous. A low body fat percentage can cause a hormonal imbalance, your menstrual cycle might stop and this can lead to infertility.
21.8% Body Fat Men
Knowing your body fat percentage, as well as the minimum essential fat percentage can be useful if you are trying to lose weight.
Besides knowing how much essential fat you absolutely have to have, you also need to know our lean body mass, the weight of your bones and organs, which is calculated using our height, weight and sex.
Adding lean body mass and essential fat, you can find how much extra fat you have and how much weight you can lose without endangering your health.
In the 21.8% body fat level, the separation between muscles starts to blur, almost no vascularity, or striations can be seen, typically there is a small stomach pouch of fat, the look is “soft” but not very round.
Most men are within the 18-24% body fat range.
21.8% Body Fat Women
Some body fat is required for overall health. It plays an important role in protecting internal organs, providing energy, and regulating hormones. Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. To lower your body fat, you must eat fewer calories than you use.
The human body is made to store fat so that it maintains reserves of energy. If you take in fewer calories, your body will burn these fat reserves.
A 21.8% body fat percentage in women is usually in the “fit” category of most body fat charts and is typical of many female athletes.
Some definition in the abs is apparent, there is body fat on the arms and legs, but it’s not too pronounced.
There is minimal, but some separation between muscles.
Calculate your body fat percentage
Percent body fat is the percentage of fat your body contains.
Exact body fat percentage cannot be precisely determined, but multiple methods are used to estimate it. You can use our body fat calculator to estimate your body fat percentage: