Whats a healthy body fat percentage??!

Question: Whats a healthy body fat percentage!?!?

for a 14 year old girl!.!.!.!.weight : 145!.5 lbs(66 kg)
and is 5 ft 5 inches tall (166 cm tall)!.!.!.!.

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Answers:

Body fat percentages (teen females):

Essential: 12%-15%
Athletes: 16%-19%
Fit/Lean: 20%-24%
Average: 25%-28%
Overfat: 29%-32%
Obese: 33% plus

So 16%-28% body fat is fine for your age and gender!. At your current height/weight ratio I'm guessing you are at the upper end of this range unless you are very athletic/muscular!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Try the following link!. It gives you a estimated BMI (Body Mass Index)!. Healthy ranges for women is 19-25%!. But for a teen im not sure!. It all depends if your an athlete!. Muscle weighs more than fat and that can play into BMI also!.

http://www!.shape!.com/fitness_tools/bmi/Www@Answer-Health@Com

for girls a normal body fat percentage is below 25%
a healthy % would be around 20%Www@Answer-Health@Com

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