My body fat is very low. 2%?

Question

I weigh around 140, im 5'7 15yrs old, my waist size is 27. I am very athletic and i guess I would say I have a great body. But on the body fat calculator it said my body fat is very low? what on earth does this mean?

Answer 1

Well, it's wrong so I wouldn't worry about it.

Answer 2

it means that out of your 140 pounds, 2% of it is fat, which means.. about 3 lBs is fat. if i did the math right >_>

If you're a guy, 2-3% of body fat is the LOWEST YOU SHOULD GO!!!!

If you're a girl, that is WAY TOO LOW. Girls should have minimum 12-13% to be healthy and to sustain their periods.

Answer 3

Those things aren't very accurate. I wouldn't worry about it unless you're getting sick. Then you should eat something...

Answer 4

I don't know but I think I read somewhere that if it's under 5% or something that you're at risk for becoming anorexic...I'm not sure though, so you should probably ask your doctor about it.

Answer 5

that you need more meat thats no trimmed  

Answer 6

It means you are very fit and healthy your body only needs a tiny bit of fat  

Answer 7

I doubt it is. Presuming you mean an internet body fat calculator, those things are usually at least a few % out. You probably have low body fat but I doubt it is that low. It's probably at a healthy level. If it was 2% then you could have all sorts of health problems but it would hardly be possible to get it that low.