Body Composition Norms
(Percent Body Fat)
| Female: |
Age |
| % B-Fat |
20 - 29 |
30 - 39 |
40 - 49 |
50 - 59 |
60 + |
| Very Low |
14.5 - 18.9 |
15.5 - 19.9 |
18.5 - 23.4 |
21.6 - 26.5 |
21.1 - 27.4 |
| Low |
19.0 - 22.0 |
20.0 - 23.0 |
23.5 - 26.3 |
26.6 - 30.0 |
27.5 - 30.8 |
| Moderate |
22.1 - 25.3 |
23.1 - 26.9 |
26.4 - 30.0 |
30.1 - 33.4 |
30.9 - 34.2 |
| High |
25.4 - 32.0 |
27.0 - 32.7 |
30.1 - 34.9 |
33.5 - 37.8 |
34.3 - 39.2 |
| Very High |
32.1 + |
32.8 + |
35.0 + |
37.9 + |
39.3 + |
| Male: |
Age |
| % B-Fat |
20 - 29 |
30 - 39 |
40 - 49 |
50 - 59 |
60 + |
| Very Low |
7.1 - 11.7 |
11.3 - 15.8 |
13.6 - 18.0 |
15.3 - 19.7 |
15.3 - 20.2 |
| Low |
11.8 - 15.8 |
15.9 - 18.9 |
18.1 - 21.0 |
19.8 - 22.6 |
20.3 - 23.4 |
| Moderate |
15.9 - 19.4 |
19.0 - 22.2 |
21.1 - 24.0 |
22.7 - 25.6 |
23.5 - 26.6 |
| High |
19.5 - 25.8 |
22.3 - 27.2 |
24.1 - 28.8 |
25.7 - 30.2 |
26.7 - 31.1 |
| Very High |
25.9 + |
27.3 + |
28.9 + |
30.3 + |
31.2 + |
Source: ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription