16%
16.0–16.9 body fat · female
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entries
16.0–16.9
range
At 16%, women typically still look very athletic, with visible upper abs and a tight waist. Lower abs may show in a flex but not always at rest. Vascularity is occasional on the arms. The face is lean. Glutes and quads show muscle shape if those areas are trained, because the covering fat is thin for a female distribution. Hip curves remain — women store relatively more fat in the lower body even when lean — but the pad is small. This is still a rare scan in the general female population and more typical of competitors or serious recreational athletes. Compared with 15%, the difference is slight: a bit more tissue at the hips and a slightly softer lower abdomen. Day-to-day water, including menstrual-cycle shifts, can move the look more than the one-point gap. The sample here is larger than the 15% page and still small relative to mid-range pages.
11 posts
16.0%
body fat · dexa
Masters Figure and WPD competitor, ending BF 16 as per DEXA one week out from the June 2025 shows; stage photos from those shows; scan-to-photo gap about one week during peak week; bucket already exhausted-complete, count raised for the record
female · 16% page · jul 2025
open on reddit16.1%
body fat · dexa
Same composite, panel labelled 16.1% 120 lb; separate scan date; age 32
female · 16% page · jul 2021
open on reddit16.6%
body fat · dexa
Same composite captioned NOV 2018 16.6% BODY FAT 124 LBS; separate scan date
female · 16% page · nov 2018
open on reddit16.0%
body fat · dexa
Live Lean Rx DXA trending report 04/20/2026: 135.8 lb, 16.0% total fat; collage panel captioned April 20th 2026 134.1 lb 16%; photos taken day of scan; 54F menopause
female · 16% page · apr 2026
open on reddit16.9%
body fat · dexa
BodySpec DXA report shown: Sex Female, measured 9/14/2025, total body fat 16.9%, 129.3 lb; report exact value overrides post text under 17%; physique photos in post; dup of 1nin7r3 same author/scan not entered
female · 16% page · oct 2025
open on reddit16.0%
body fat · dexa
xxfitness 29F 5ft4 120lb; third DEXA of cut at 16%; comprehensive DEXA scan image + physique pose photos; earlier 27%/21% scans recorded separately
female · 16% page · oct 2018
open on reddit16.0%
body fat · dexa
loseit F51 5ft4 130lb; "according to a recent DEXA scan, 16% bodyfat"; bikini physique photo; exact scan date not given
female · 16% page · jan 2019
open on reddit16.1%
body fat · dexa
40F; states DEXA in March 2026 at 16.1% BF; two sports-bra mirror photos Nov 2025 and Jul 2026; weight 109->114lb so near-stable, but ~4 month scan-to-photo gap
female · 16% page · jul 2026
open on reddit16.9%
body fat · dexa
37F 5ft2 CW125 DEXA 16.9% BF; BodySpec report image plus full-length physique photo
female · 16% page · sep 2025
open on reddit16.1%
body fat · dexa
Same post as e_0674; 120 lbs at 16.1 percent, scan Sep 2018 with contemporaneous sports-bra photo; scan 3 of 3
female · 16% page · oct 2018
open on reddit16.0%
body fat · dexa
F37 5ft3.5 92lb; report image shows Body Fat Total 16% same day as two physique photos; poster doubts her own scan accuracy hence needs_review; female_16 reopened per reversal rule
female · 16% page · jul 2026
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