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Measurement
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Underweight
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Normal
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Normal
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Overweight
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Obesity
I
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Obesity
II
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Obesity
III
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Body mass
index (BMI)* |
<18.5
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***
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18.5-24.9
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25.0-29.9
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30.0-34.9
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35.0-39.9
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40+
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Below normal
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Athlete
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Healthy
nonathlete
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Potential
risk
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Slight risk
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Moderate
risk
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High risk
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% body fat**
Men
Women
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<12%
<18%
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5-13%
12-22%
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12-17%
18-22%
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17-20%
22-27%
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20.1-25%
27.1-32%
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25.1-30%
32.1-37%
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>30%
>37%
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*Data source: American College
of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
(6th ed.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
**Data source: AFAA, A Guide to Personal Fitness Training. Aerobics &
Fitness Association of America, 1997.
***Note: There are no recommendations for BMI for athletes.

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