Iam 66, female, I lift weights 2/3 times a week, I swim on an intense masters team 5 times a week and do 45 min of stretches, core, pt exercises almost every day as well. I am 5'6 1/2" and weigh 125, so why shld my body fat be 33%?(bod pod) I can't understand it. Help?
Parents
Former Member
That does seem high given your stats.
Do you look or feel fat? If not, the body pod could be the problem, and if that number if going to bother you, go get another test to cross check. The principle behind the bodypod is sound, but the execution faces a lot of challenges. For example, if you took the test while running a fever, that could throw the results off. There are lots of seemingly simple things that can throw off the results.
You could be at 33% body fat even with your high activity levels. Neither swimming nor lifting weights encourage lean bodies. But I am leaning toward your results being wrong. At 5'6", at 20% body fat, which is pretty lean for a female, your weight would be around 105. You would have to be very fine boned and lightly muscled for that to be realistic.
If the number is going to bother you: Skin fold calipers in the hands of an expert are just as accurate as bodypod with less possible causes for error. Underwater weighing is probably the most reliable if you have access to someplace.
That does seem high given your stats.
Do you look or feel fat? If not, the body pod could be the problem, and if that number if going to bother you, go get another test to cross check. The principle behind the bodypod is sound, but the execution faces a lot of challenges. For example, if you took the test while running a fever, that could throw the results off. There are lots of seemingly simple things that can throw off the results.
You could be at 33% body fat even with your high activity levels. Neither swimming nor lifting weights encourage lean bodies. But I am leaning toward your results being wrong. At 5'6", at 20% body fat, which is pretty lean for a female, your weight would be around 105. You would have to be very fine boned and lightly muscled for that to be realistic.
If the number is going to bother you: Skin fold calipers in the hands of an expert are just as accurate as bodypod with less possible causes for error. Underwater weighing is probably the most reliable if you have access to someplace.
