If you’re reading this in the hope of finding a series of fat-loss body hacks – perhaps discovering that the secret of losing weight lies in eating a little more of a particular spice or drinking a special tea – then prepare to be disappointed.
Reducing your body fat is an admirable goal and an eminently achievable one, but it takes a fair bit of commitment.
There isn’t a quick and simple trick to it: you’ve got to eat a healthy diet, get moving, sleep well, and look after your mental health too.
For advice on what a healthy body percentage is and how to go about achieving it, we enlisted registered dietitian Matt Lawson who’s working with Tanita, a company that makes smart scales that monitor body fat levels.
Why is reducing your body fat percentage a good goal?
Focusing on lowering your overall weight is a good idea when you’re trying to be healthier, but if you can pinpoint that you’re losing fat instead of muscle mass that can be an even better indication of whether you’re getting fitter.
“Your levels of body fats are very important,” says Lawson, “because there’s lots of evidence that people who have a very high percentage of body fat are more at risk of things like metabolic syndrome and diabetes.”
What is a healthy body fats percentage?
“Essential body fat would be 5-6% for a man, and 12-15% for a woman,” says Lawson. “That’s an absolute minimum – you don’t want to go below that. So when people talk about aiming for 3% or 5% body fat, it’s completely absurd and far too low.
As well as sex, age is another factor that can affect your body fats percentage.
Read the complete article at Coachmag.co.uk
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