| Body fat is something that most people
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| | lot of water, and water is a good
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| cringe at. The truth is, body fat is
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| | conductor for electricity, so the current
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| essential for many reasons; however,
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| | will sail through muscle until it gets to
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| having too much body fat is not good. So
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| | fat, which is not a good conductor. The
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| what is healthy? In order to figure out
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| | machine takes this information to
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| healthy body fat measurements, we have to
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| | calculate your body fat percentage.
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| understand the two types of fat.
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| | 2) Skinfold Measurements
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| Essential fat is the fat that everyone
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| | This test is the only one that depends on
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| absolutely needs for survival. This fat
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| | a human. A professional will use a set
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| helps regulate your body temperature and
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| | of calipers to take measurements from
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| helps cushion your organs. A certain
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| | certain sites on your body. Some tests
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| amount of storage fat is also needed for
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| | require three sites, while others can
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| extra cushioning of organs.
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| | require seven sites. Typical sites for
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| The key to maintaining a healthy body fat
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| | measurements are usually thighs, stomach,
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| percentage is not having too much storage
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| | and arms. The person administering the
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| fat, but enough essential fat. Essential
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| | test will take a fold of skin and fat and
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| fat should be around 3% for men and 12%
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| | measure with calipers. These
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| for women. The rest of the percentage is
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| | measurements get plugged into a formula,
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| storage fat. When looking at healthy
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| | which computes your body fat percentage.
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| body fat percentages, age, along with
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| | 3) Hydrostatic Weighing
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| gender, provides a guideline because as
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| | Of the three tests, this one is the most
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| you get older, your healthy body fat
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| | accurate. A person sits in a tub of
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| percentage increases.
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| | water on a scale and submerges their
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| Women
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| | entire body. All of the air in the lungs
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| Ages 20-40 21-33%
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| | is blown out to give the most accurate
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| Ages 41-60 23-35%
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| | reading. This test takes your underwater
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| Ages 61-79 24-36%
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| | weight, and from that number your body
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| Men
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| | fat percentage is calculated.
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| Ages 20-40 8-19%
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| | It is important to keep in mind that
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| Ages 41-60 11-22%
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| | there are two sides to the range of
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| Ages 61-79 13-25%
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| | healthy body fat percentages. It's
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| Above are healthy body fat percentages at
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| | dangerous to be over the percentage, but
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| every age. There are several ways to get
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| | it's also very dangerous to be below your
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| your body fat measured by a professional;
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| | range. Women require more body fat than
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| there are also many different home body
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| | men due to hormonal and childbearing
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| fat tests that you can do yourself. Many
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| | requirements, so falling below your range
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| bathroom scales are now equipped with a
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| | can effect pregnancy. For people looking
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| body fat calculator. If you'd like to
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| | to lose some weight, it is very important
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| get actual measurements, there are three
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| | that the weight you lose does not put you
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| common tests that can be administered.
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| | under a healthy body fat percentage.
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| 1) Bioelectrical Impedance
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| | Knowing your healthy body fat percentage
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| For this test, a low electric current is
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| | range will give you a weight loss goal
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| sent through the body. Muscle contains a
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| | that will maximize your efforts!
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