The Body Invaders: Weight Control (6 of 41)

The Body Invaders: Weight Control

Losing weight is a big step toward becoming healthier.
But figuring out how much to lose can be complicated.
Although being overweight.
As we said.
Is a health problem.
People also need to look at their body composition.
So if you have a lot of muscle tissue and not a lot of fat tissue.
If you're under 15 percent fat as a man.
Under 25 percent or so for a female.
Even if you're somewhat overweight.
That still is not much of a health problem.
We are basically made of bone.

Lean tissue.
Which are muscles and organs.
And fat.
To be the healthiest you can be.
You need to know what percentage of your body is fat.
An easy way to tell? Start pinching.
Can you pinch an inch? If you can pinch an inch on your back or your upper arm.
You're probably over-fat.
But to get a little more accurate.
There is the skin fold caliper.