General Body Fat Percentages Categories (The American Council of Exercise)

BODY FAT PERCENTAGE CHART
CLASSIFICATION	MALE	FEMALE
ATHLETIC	<8	<13
OPTIMAL	8 - 15	13 -20
BORDERLINE	16 - 20	21 - 25
OVERWEIGHT	21 - 24	26 - 32
OBESE	>25	> 32

                               Body Fat Percentage For Men

Body fat percentage for Men
Age(yr)	Excellent	Good	Fair	Risky
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 >60	10.8 12.8 14.5 16.1 17.5 18.6 19.5 20.0 20.3	14.9 16.5 18.0 19.3 20.5 21.5 22.3 22.9 23.4	19.0 20.3 21.5 22.6 23.6 24.5 25.2 25.9 26.4	23.3 24.3 25.2 26.1 26.9 27.6 28.3 28.9 29.5

                             Body Fat Percentage For Women

Body fat percentage for Women
Age(Yr)	Excellent	Good	Fair	Risky
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60+	18.9 18.9 19.7 21.0 22.6 24.3 25.8 27.0 27.6	22.0 22.1 22.7 24.0 25.6 27.3 28.9 30.2 30.9	25.0 25.4 26.4 27.7 29.3 30.9 32.3 33.5 34.2	29.6 29.8 30.5 31.5 32.8 34.1 35.5 36.7 37.7