25% Body Fat — Female (DEXA Verified Examples)

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25.0–25.9

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Twenty-five percent is a central female band in this index and a common athletic-to-average scan. The abdomen is smooth. Hips, glutes, and thighs carry a standard gynoid layer. The waist is present as a taper but is not cinched. Arms and shoulders look ordinary unless heavily trained. The face does not look dieted. This level is frequently cited in lay summaries as a typical range for women, though real clinic means vary by age and sample. It is more sustainable for most women than the mid-teens, again as a general observation rather than advice. Compared with 20%, clothes fit more generously at the hip and the stomach has more projection when seated. Compared with 30%, the midsection is flatter and the waist-to-hip difference is usually larger.

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25.2%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
33F stated in title; just got a dexa scan that puts her at 25.2; midriff physique photo
female · 25% page · nov 2025
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25.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
F45 CW 133 stated; Dexa has me at 25; Navy 29 and calipers 24-27 disregarded as non-DEXA; BMI 27.8 is not a body fat figure
female · 25% page · sep 2025
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25.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
sex female from my husband and I; yesterdays DEXA came back at 25.4 body fat (previous 26.9); photo is a fitted-dress mirror shot so body outline visible but clothed; age unstated
female · 25% page · jan 2026
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25.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
same 35F DEXA series; photo captioned January 2026 121 lbs 25.4 pct body fat
female · 25% page · may 2026
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25.5%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
r-PetiteFitness 33f 5ft4 two kids; scan dated 11-20-2024 one day before post. BodySpec report image reads Total Body Fat 25.5 pct (regional total 25.5) which overrides the poster loose statement of 27 pct. 25.5 rounds half-up to bucket 26. Four mirror physique photos load
female · 25% page · nov 2024
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25.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
r-PetiteFitness 46 yo woman 5ft0 137 lbs; states I am 25 pct body fat alongside DEXA scans one year apart and RMR 1700, DEXA is the only method she names but the 25 figure is not word-for-word attributed hence needs_review. Final sports-bra physique photo is current
female · 25% page · apr 2026
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25.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
Photo 2 (Jan 2026, 121 lb) captioned 25.4% DEXA; second scan date = separate entry
female · 25% page · feb 2026
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25.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
DEXA 25% BF, age 25, 5ft6, 124 lb; physique photo loads
female · 25% page · oct 2015
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25.2%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
28F 5ft7 154 lb DEXA 25.2%; photo verified via Reddit-cached album preview
female · 25% page · feb 2017
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25.7%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
xxfitness "6 month DEXA update 31% to 25.7% BF"; new DEXA results + progress pics; 24yo 5ft5
female · 25% page · jan 2019
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25.9%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
xxfitness "Dexa 47F 5ft4 110lb 25.9% BF, 76.9lbs lean body mass"; physique photo
female · 25% page · mar 2019
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25.6%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
xxfitness first DEXA, 31yo 124-125lb; collage panel captioned "August 15, 2019, 124.2 lbs, 25.6% body fat"
female · 25% page · aug 2019
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25.6%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
xxfitness; DXA taken 4 weeks into bulk, "I’m now at 25.6%"; physique photo captioned March 2021
female · 25% page · mar 2021
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25.6%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
F/32 5ft5 124.7lb; DXA total body fat 25.6% (report image dated 2021-03-12 in linked imgur album); current photos album shows sports bra and shorts, verified loading 2026-08-08; same post crossposted to r/loseit as m9yn6k, counted once
female · 25% page · mar 2021
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