IDEAL BODY FAT FOR MEN AND WOMEN BY AGE

I was doing a little search on the internet to see what the ideal body fat percentage is for men and women.  I had seen before that the low side of Normal for a woman is 25%, so that's what I have been shooting for.  I was using a chart similar to this:

 

Today, I found this chart, which adjusts body fat by age:

According to this chart, the low side of average (called Healthy on this chart) is not 25%, but somewhere around 30%.  Hmmm...  I always have thought that there was no way I was ever going to make it down to 25% body fat.  Maybe 30% is more realistic for a woman my age.  My age today is 56 and 1/2.

Here is my old dream goal:

132 pounds

11.875" neck

26.125" waist

37.25" hips

0.701 waist-to-hips ratio

25% body fat (33 pounds)

75% lean body mass (99 pounds)

Here is my new dream goal:

136 pounds

11.875" neck

27.625" waist

39.5" hips

0.699 waist-to-hips ratio

30% body fat (40.8 pounds)

70% lean body mass (95.2 pounds)

If I ever make it to there and it seems like I could go lower on body fat percentage, I can always reevaluate...