Is 120 a good weight for an athletic 15-year-old girl who is 5 feet 8 inches?

Answer 1

120 pounds is slightly over the average 100-110 pounds. depending on how tall you are it is debatable on weather a 120 12 year old is overweight. do not think of it as how much you weight more that do your weight and height match in a healthy way.

Answer 2

I would say that is a bit low. If you're athletic you get stronger. Muscle adds up to your weight. 5-5 is VERY tall for a 5th grader. But being a little bit too skinny or under weight is ok. That doesn't mean you're not in shape or healthy to be over 115 lbs. either.

Answer 3

i am the same. But even though i look like i have a lot of fat in my stomach, i feel like i need exercise. I think that its not overweight, but the others that surorund you are underweight. The bes thing we can do is exercise and gain muscle mass to replace to fat. so its gonna be 120 pounds with muscle not fat. LETS STICK TOGETHER! >_< TT_TT

Answer 4

Sounds about normal, but also pay attention to your Body Mass Index (BMI). Yes.

Answer 5

It depends on many aspects, such as percentiles, genes, BMI, and fitness, but I'd say this is about normal. This is 95th percentile and 21.9 BMI (normal).

Answer 6

Yes, actually that's a perfect weight for your height.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I am 5'8 and weigh 120 pounds. It is a very healthy weight for someone like you. You can also go to a BMI calculator if you arent convinced.