what is a healthy fat %?

Felix-da-house-mouse
Felix-da-house-mouse Posts: 801
edited October 2008 in Road beginners
i've recently bought one of these gadgets that tells you what % of fat is in your body. What is ideal/acceptable for us cyclists?
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  • Mark Alexander
    Mark Alexander Posts: 2,277
    I've been told that idealy, for men at least, %18 is about right.
    the machines that you buy in the chemist and that gyms use are notoriously in consistent.
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  • bahzob
    bahzob Posts: 2,195
    Lower the better I think until you get into single digits. However gets harder as you get older. Had one for 4 years now and was sort of motivating to see % drop from 25 to current 14 but plateaued there and doubt will go lower.

    However readings are consistently inconsistent. Higher in the morning than the evening (couple of %) and higher on exercise day than recovery (from 2-4%).
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