BODY COMPOSITIONBODY COMPOSITION

BODY COMPOSITIONBODY COMPOSITION

ALL OF THE TISSUES ALL OF THE TISSUES THAT TOGETHER MAKE THAT TOGETHER MAKE

UP THE BODY. UP THE BODY.

FAT FREE MASSFAT FREE MASSMEASURED IN POUNDSMEASURED IN POUNDS

ALL TISSUES THAT ARE FREE OF FAT ALL TISSUES THAT ARE FREE OF FAT INCLUDING:INCLUDING:• MUSCLEMUSCLE• BONEBONE• WATERWATER• BLOODBLOOD• TENDONS TENDONS • LIGAMENTSLIGAMENTS

90% OF ALL CALORIES ARE METABOLIZED BY 90% OF ALL CALORIES ARE METABOLIZED BY MUSCLESMUSCLES00

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND BODY UNDERSTAND BODY

COMPOSITION?COMPOSITION?

THINK ABOUT ITTHINK ABOUT IT

OBESITYOBESITY

LEADING CAUSE OF LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATHPREVENTABLE DEATH

IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NEARLY 300,000 TO NEARLY 300,000 DEATHS PER YEAR. DEATHS PER YEAR.

OBESITYOBESITY

AN EXCESS OF AN EXCESS OF BODY FAT AT BODY FAT AT

WHICH HEALTH WHICH HEALTH RISKS BEGIN TO RISKS BEGIN TO

INCREASE.INCREASE.

HEART HAS TO WORK HEART HAS TO WORK HARDERHARDER

MAY DEVELOP HIGH MAY DEVELOP HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREBLOOD PRESSURE

INCREASED CHANCE OF INCREASED CHANCE OF STROKESTROKE

DIABETESDIABETES

OSTEOARTHRITISOSTEOARTHRITIS

HEART DISEASEHEART DISEASE

UNDERFATUNDERFAT

WHEN NOT WHEN NOT ENOUGH BODY ENOUGH BODY

WEIGHT IS WEIGHT IS COMPOSED OF COMPOSED OF FAT AND CAN FAT AND CAN

LEAD TO SERIOUS LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS.HEALTH RISKS.

ANOREXIA NERVOSAANOREXIA NERVOSA

AMENORRHEAAMENORRHEA

ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN WITH ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN WITH LESS THAN 10% BODY FAT LESS THAN 10% BODY FAT

RESULTS IN AN ABSENCE OF OR RESULTS IN AN ABSENCE OF OR INFREQUENT MENSTRUATION. INFREQUENT MENSTRUATION.

BODY COMPOSITIONBODY COMPOSITION

HOW DO WE HOW DO WE MEASURE BODY MEASURE BODY COMPOSITION?COMPOSITION?

Tanita ScaleTanita Scale

BODY COMPOSITIONBODY COMPOSITION

IN ORDER TO IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND YOUR UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY COMPOSITION, BODY COMPOSITION, FOLLOW ALONG WITH FOLLOW ALONG WITH YOUR TANITA PRINT-OUTYOUR TANITA PRINT-OUT

BODY FAT BODY FAT MEASURED BY %MEASURED BY %

AMOUNT OF TISSUE THAT IS FATAMOUNT OF TISSUE THAT IS FAT CAN ALSO BE MEASURED IN CAN ALSO BE MEASURED IN

POUNDSPOUNDS 3500 CALORIES EQUALS ONE 3500 CALORIES EQUALS ONE

POUND OF FATPOUND OF FAT EXTRA CALORIES NOT USED EXTRA CALORIES NOT USED

DURING THE DAY ARE STORED AS DURING THE DAY ARE STORED AS FATFAT

FAT %FAT %

THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BODY THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT THAT IS FAT.WEIGHT THAT IS FAT.

CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION MALESMALES FEMALESFEMALES

UNDERFATUNDERFAT < 5%< 5% < 10%< 10% ESSENTIAL FATESSENTIAL FAT > > 5% 5% > 10%> 10%

BORDERLINE/ATHLETESBORDERLINE/ATHLETES 6 - 13% 11 - 16% 6 - 13% 11 - 16%

HEALTHYHEALTHY ZONE ZONE 14 - 25 % 17 - 32%14 - 25 % 17 - 32%

HEALTH RISK ZONE > 26% > 33% HEALTH RISK ZONE > 26% > 33%

BMIBMI

IS USED TO DETERMINE HEALTH IS USED TO DETERMINE HEALTH RISKS IN THE GENERAL POPULATIONRISKS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION

DOES NOT INDICATE TRUE BODY FAT DOES NOT INDICATE TRUE BODY FAT PERCENTAGEPERCENTAGE

DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT MUSCLE MASS OR BONE STRUCTUREMUSCLE MASS OR BONE STRUCTURE

CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION BMI BMI

UNDERWEIGHT ------------------- < 18.5UNDERWEIGHT ------------------- < 18.5

NORMAL ------------------- 18.5 NORMAL ------------------- 18.5 - 25.9- 25.9

OVERWEIGHT ------------------- 25 - OVERWEIGHT ------------------- 25 - 3030

HEALTH RISK ------------------- > 30HEALTH RISK ------------------- > 30

BMI - BODY MASS INDEX IS A HEIGHT BMI - BODY MASS INDEX IS A HEIGHT TO WEIGHT RATIO (WEIGHT DIVIDED TO WEIGHT RATIO (WEIGHT DIVIDED

BY HEIGHT SQUARED TIMES 703BY HEIGHT SQUARED TIMES 703))

BY THE NUMBERSBY THE NUMBERS

BMR- BASAL BMR- BASAL METABOLIC RATEMETABOLIC RATE

REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CALORIES BURNED WHEN CALORIES BURNED WHEN TOTALLY INACTIVE.TOTALLY INACTIVE.

KEY POINT - WHEN MUSCLES KEY POINT - WHEN MUSCLES BECOME LARGER, BMR GOES UP BECOME LARGER, BMR GOES UP AND BODY FAT GOES DOWN. AND BODY FAT GOES DOWN.

IMPEDENCEIMPEDENCE

REFLECTS THE BODY’S REFLECTS THE BODY’S INHERENT RESISTANCE TO AN INHERENT RESISTANCE TO AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT. ELECTRICAL CURRENT.

MUSCLE ACTS AS A MUSCLE ACTS AS A CONDUCTOR OF THE CONDUCTOR OF THE ELECTRICAL CURRENTELECTRICAL CURRENT

FAT ACTS AS A RESISTORFAT ACTS AS A RESISTOR..

TBW - TOTAL BODY TBW - TOTAL BODY WATERWATER

THE AMOUNT OF WATER THE AMOUNT OF WATER EXPRESSED IN POUNDS EXPRESSED IN POUNDS RETAINED IN THE BODY. RETAINED IN THE BODY.

COMPRISES BETWEEN 50% - COMPRISES BETWEEN 50% - 70% OF TOTAL BODY 70% OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT. WEIGHT.

THINK ABOUT ITTHINK ABOUT IT

WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT FACTORS THAT

INFLUENCE BODY INFLUENCE BODY COMPOSITION?COMPOSITION?

FACTORS THAT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCEINFLUENCE

DIETDIET HEREDITY HEREDITY

METABOLISMMETABOLISM MATURATIONMATURATION

EARLY FATNESSEARLY FATNESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICAL ACTIVITY

THINK ABOUT ITTHINK ABOUT IT

WHAT TYPES OF WHAT TYPES OF FITNESS ACTIVITIES FITNESS ACTIVITIES INFLUENCE BODY INFLUENCE BODY COMPOSITION?COMPOSITION?

ACTIVITIES THAT ACTIVITIES THAT INFLUENCE BODY INFLUENCE BODY

COMPOSITIONCOMPOSITION

LIFETIME ACTIVITIESLIFETIME ACTIVITIESAEROBIC ACTIVITIES AEROBIC ACTIVITIES ACTIVE SPORTSACTIVE SPORTSSTRENGTH AND MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND MUSCULAR

ENDURANCE ACTIVITIESENDURANCE ACTIVITIES

HEALTHY FOR LIFEHEALTHY FOR LIFE

WHAT CHOICES DO YOU WHAT CHOICES DO YOU NEED TO MAKE EVERYDAY NEED TO MAKE EVERYDAY REGARDING NUTRITION AND REGARDING NUTRITION AND EXERCISE TO IMPROVE OR EXERCISE TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY COMPOSITION ?COMPOSITION ?