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Originally posted by James
Piece of trivia:
If a woman lowers her body fat to around 10 percent, and it will vary from woman to woman, she will no longer get her period and can't get pregnant.
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While true that many "hard-core female athletes" have body fat at 10%, many are already genetically inclined to having lower body fat. Not to mention a rigorous work-out schedule along with a personal trainer. These female athletes spend their day and their life training. The sports they play tend to be their jobs. Your average woman works and spends her time doing other things. Working out 7 days a week for 5 hours a day is not possible for most women. I'm sorry to pick on you James but I hear guys make comments like that all the time when a girl complains about their period or birth control pills. "If you lose a bit a weight, you won't get your period anymore!" It perpetuates body image problems among women when, in fact, it is perfectly healthy for a woman to have body fat 18-22%. Our body fat is that high so that we can have a healthy child. I would not suggest to any woman who is not a "hardcore athlete" to lower her body fat to 10% just so she won't have to worry about pregnancy. It is unhealthy and unrealistic.
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