你的最佳脂肪比率是多少？

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A body fat calculator estimates the amount of fat you are carrying based on measurements at various parts of your body.

 

You Will Need

*Body fat percentage
*Weight
*Desirable fat level range
*Weight loss plan
*Body fat goal

 

Step 1: Understand body fat percentage 了解什么叫脂肪比率
Understand that your body fat percentage is the percentage of fat on your body. If you weigh 150 pounds and have 10 percent fat, your body is made up of 15 pounds of fat.

Step 2: Recognize the need for fat 了解脂肪的重要性
Recognize that your body needs a certain amount of fat to function properly. Fat regulates body temperature and cushions and insulates your body’s organs and tissues. It is also used by your body to store energy.

Step 3: Understand desirable fat levels 了解最佳脂肪比率
Recognize that for women between the ages of 20 and 40, a body fat percentage between 19 and 26 is desirable. For older women the range is 23 to 30 percent. For men between 20 and 40, the optimal range is between 10 and 20 percent, and for older men, the range is 19 to 23 percent.

The ranges for athletes and those who participate in fitness programs are lower.

Step 4: Consider a weight loss plan 为减肥制定计划
Use your body fat percentage to determine whether a weight loss plan is realistic. Calculate the number of pounds of fat on your body using your body fat percentage, and then subtract your body fat from your current weight to get you lean body mass.

Step 5: Work from body fat percentage 确定想要达到的脂肪比率
Set as a goal the healthy body fat percentage you wish to achieve. Calculate the pounds of body fat this corresponds to, and add it to your lean body mass.

Step 6: Achieve your goal 实现你的目标
Calculate the number of pounds of body fat you would have to lose to reach your goal and then start on a fitness and diet program.

In 2010, the world’s fattest man died at the age of 48 of a heart attack. He weighed 854 pounds at the time of his death.

 

[重点讲解]
be made up of 由…所组成

            Life can be made up of a variety of unrelated things.

            生活也许本来就是这样的，是由各种看来完全无关的事拼凑而成。

 

realistic adj. 现实的；现实主义的

            Have realistic expectations of others.

            对别人要有实际的期望。

 

diet n. 饮食；节食；规定饮食

            The doctor is dieting me strictly.

            医生正严格规定我的饮食。