Body Composition

Body Composition

The ratio of fat to lean body tissue

Somatotypes

Somatotypes Endomorph – large bones, stocky legs,

wide hips. Mesomorph – broad shoulders, muscular

arms, trim waist. Ectomorph – small bones, trim muscles,

slender arms and legs.

Body types vary!

Measuring Body Composition

Skin Fold Caliper BMI (Body Mass Index) Hydrostatic Weighing

Fat Cell Development During the first year of life. During a growth spurt in adolescence.

Obesity vs. Overweight

Overweight: having more body fat than is considered healthy

BMI of between 25–29.9

Obesity: excess body fat has accumulated so health may be negatively affected.

BMI higher then 30

Obesity Risk Factors

Breathing difficulties Diabetes Cancer High Blood Pressure Heart Disease

Healthy Weight Control

Weight Loss Do’s Healthy Diet – decrease

food by 500 cal./day Physical Fitness –increase

by 500 cal./ day

* Or a combination of the 2 (250 cal./ day split with food and exercise)

Don’ts Starvation diets Fad diets Binging / Purging

Weight Gain Do’s Eat Healthful Foods Exercise Take in 500 more

calories a day

Don’ts Eat foods high in fat Spend $ on weight

gain supplements Be sedentary