{"id":276,"date":"2011-07-08T06:26:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/the-importance-of-body-fat-percentage\/"},"modified":"2012-03-05T09:47:22","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T14:47:22","slug":"the-importance-of-body-fat-percentage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/the-importance-of-body-fat-percentage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Body Fat Percentage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dis-iLj_umw\/ThSLrYJAEuI\/AAAAAAAAAI8\/-CP7UHFLmmE\/s1600\/bodyfatchart.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dis-iLj_umw\/ThSLrYJAEuI\/AAAAAAAAAI8\/-CP7UHFLmmE\/s320\/bodyfatchart.gif?resize=320%2C267\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>Everybody talks about BMI, but the truth is, your body fat percentage is a better measurement of overall health. &nbsp;Keeping your body fat percentage between &#8220;athletic&#8221; and &#8220;healthy&#8221;, as shown in the chart above, should be at the forefront of your fitness goals. &nbsp;A good body fat percentage makes for less of a chance to develop problems such as high blood pressure and type two diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Whether male or female, the best way to lower your body fat percentage is by gaining muscle. &nbsp;A consistent strength training program that includes weight and resistance training is the best way to achieve a lower body fat percentage. &nbsp;Proper diet plays a role in body fat as well. &nbsp;Naturally, the less junk you eat, the better your chance at lowering your body fat percentage. <\/p>\n<p>Focus on building some strength this month. &nbsp;Use free weights and body weight exercises to get stronger and build more muscle. &nbsp;If you are a member of a gym have your body fat percentage tested now and then again in 4-6 weeks. &nbsp;If you&#8217;ve made the proper changes in your workout routine and diet you should see your body fat drop between one and two percent. &nbsp;It may seem like a slow moving number, but you&#8217;ll love the way you look and feel six months from now if you can keep it up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody talks about BMI, but the truth is, your body fat percentage is a better measurement of overall health. &nbsp;Keeping your body fat percentage between &#8220;athletic&#8221; and &#8220;healthy&#8221;, as shown in the chart above, should be at the forefront of your fitness goals. &nbsp;A good body fat percentage makes for less of a chance to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/the-importance-of-body-fat-percentage\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Importance of Body Fat Percentage&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-general-health"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":440,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}