‘We don’t promote six-packs’

Having a defined mid-section
does not necessarily mean healthy

Although images of six-packs are synonymous with health in the media, they are uncommon and difficult to maintain.

Rachelle Pangilinan is a nutrition science major and group fitness instructor at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

She laughed at the mention of six-pack abs.

“A six-pack is muscle definition and for it to show, one must have very little body fat,” she said.

A male’s body fat usually must be around 6 percent to 13 percent for a six-pack, and females must have around 14 percent to 20 percent. The average body fat percentage for males is 18 percent to 24 percent and for females it’s 25 percent to 31 percent.

“Fat is essential to our bodies,” Pangilinan said.

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