How can I lower my body fat percentage?
I’m going to start something to try to lower my body fat percentage, opinions? I’m 67 inches and weigh 174 my body fat% is 22.58. I’m going to start running 1.5 mile at least 5 times a week, pumping some iron just for resistance training, and eating healthier. I’m already pretty active i just want to lose more weight for personal reasons. what do y’all think? i weigh 174 I’ll keep y’all updated
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About your resistance workouts, you’re really limiting yourself if you’re just lifting weights. You can get free total body resistance workouts online (no gym membership needed). You can access the workouts from the menu on the right side of this page.
Looks like you could lose a few. Your BMI is 27.2 and 25 should be the max. Here are some links with reliable information:
Ideal body weight calculator for children and adults: http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthcharts2/l/bl_ibw_calc.htm
Body Mass Index calculator for children and adults: http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/bmicalculator.html
This web site from the National Institutes for Health tells how to take charge of your weight: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightcontrol.html
Here is a page that explains how to eat a balanced diet for different calorie levels. Although this page is intended for diabetics, this is the same balanced diet that is recommended for everyone. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/eating_ez/index.htm
A healthy exercise program addresses all five aspects of physical fitness: aerobic endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body fat composition.
This is an excellent site for exercise: http://www.ExRx.net
sounds like a good plan, but I would take your running and put a time on it … the average person walks 4 miles per hour, so running 1.5 miles is what, maybe 15-20 minutes of cardio?? if you want to lower your body fat percentage, then you should do a moderate to high intensity level of cardio for 30 to 45 minutes at least 3 times per week … I did 2.25 miles on the treadmill today, I felt like I did awful and was in horrible shape and was done in about 30 minutes …