Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54577

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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body fat percentage

Mical
Mical
Posts: 19
Joined: 2001/06/14
United States
2001/06/26, 03:31 PM
I would like to lower my body fat percentage to about 6-10 percent. I am 16, so would lowering my body fat percentage to those levels be healthy for me? My dad is worried that it might lower my immune system function. Is this true?
Mical
Arnold
Arnold
Posts: 1,112
Joined: 2000/11/27
Canada
2001/06/26, 05:41 PM
mical,

your dad is correct. Your immune system does become weaker as your bodyfat decreases. However, this would begin to occur only at around 6% and lower. Your are fine to have your bodyfat at around 8-10% which is very appealing.

Good Luck!

.o0 Arnold 0o.
tt_rocker
tt_rocker
Posts: 389
Joined: 2001/01/25
Saudi Arabia
2001/06/27, 12:18 PM


normal % of fat are the following:
15% for men
22% for women


Mical
Mical
Posts: 19
Joined: 2001/06/14
United States
2001/06/27, 01:49 PM
Thank you, Arnold. Than information makes me feel a lot better. It was quite helpful.
Mical.