Ok, so I just got a tanita body fat analyzer. On of the stats that you choose you can either pick athlete or regular. I did both to see what the difference is and it said my body fat for the athlete was 18% while for the regular it was 22%!! I wasn't expecting such a difference. So I need to figure out which one I am according to the company. Here is what they consider an athlete:
"Tanita’s “athlete” is involved in intense physical activity of approx. 10 hrs per week and has a resting heart rate of approx. 60 beats-per-minute or less. People involved in a “Lifetime of Fitness” and are very fit, but not currently active 10 hrs per week, are also considered “athletes.”
Not intended for professional athletes or bodybuilders."
Ok, so I'm a 20 year old female and who engages in horseback riding and going to the gym. I go to the gym 3 times a week and am there doing cardio/weights for about an hour. I probably get around 8 hours of horseback riding in a week which involves: trails, arena, walk, trot, canter, gallop and jumping. The thing is that I haven't been doing this very long. In October I broke my pelvis and was on crutches until last January. So I've really only had this amount of activity since Feb/March. Before my accident I was very active with riding for only a year. All through high school I was fairly lazy and didn't get physically active until I graduated. When I'm laying in bed my pulse is like 41, when I go to jewel (so walk then sit down) my heart rate is 57. So should I pay more attention to the athlete or the regular?
Would pictures help? I have a few pictures from before I broke my pelvis. My body is a little different (more fit now, started going to the gym) since then but it might give an idea. I'm wearing regular clothes too so you can't see much. I could try to take some pictures with my crappy camera phone in something a little tighter though. If anyone is willing to look and give thoughts on body fat let me know!
~Nicole
"Tanita’s “athlete” is involved in intense physical activity of approx. 10 hrs per week and has a resting heart rate of approx. 60 beats-per-minute or less. People involved in a “Lifetime of Fitness” and are very fit, but not currently active 10 hrs per week, are also considered “athletes.”
Not intended for professional athletes or bodybuilders."
Ok, so I'm a 20 year old female and who engages in horseback riding and going to the gym. I go to the gym 3 times a week and am there doing cardio/weights for about an hour. I probably get around 8 hours of horseback riding in a week which involves: trails, arena, walk, trot, canter, gallop and jumping. The thing is that I haven't been doing this very long. In October I broke my pelvis and was on crutches until last January. So I've really only had this amount of activity since Feb/March. Before my accident I was very active with riding for only a year. All through high school I was fairly lazy and didn't get physically active until I graduated. When I'm laying in bed my pulse is like 41, when I go to jewel (so walk then sit down) my heart rate is 57. So should I pay more attention to the athlete or the regular?
Would pictures help? I have a few pictures from before I broke my pelvis. My body is a little different (more fit now, started going to the gym) since then but it might give an idea. I'm wearing regular clothes too so you can't see much. I could try to take some pictures with my crappy camera phone in something a little tighter though. If anyone is willing to look and give thoughts on body fat let me know!
~Nicole
