1. Body Composition

2. What is Body Composition? The percentage body fat to lean body tissue. Including water, bone, and muscle. Physical activity and nutrition affect body composition.

3. Lean Body Weight The combined weight of bone, muscle, and connective tissue.

4. Essential Fat Minimum amount of body fat necessary for good health. –Insulates body –Cushions your internal organs –Provides a source of stored energy

5. Being Overweight… The condition in which a person is heavier than the standard weight range for his or her height.

6. Obesity Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. A person is considered obese if his or her BMI is over 30. "Morbid obesity" means that a person is either 50%-100% over normal weight, more than 100 pounds over normal weight, has a BMI of 40 or higher

7. What Causes Obesity? poor eating habits overeating or bingingbinging lack of exercise (i.e., couch potato kids) family history of obesity medical illnesses (endocrine, neurological problems) medications (steroids, some psychiatric medications)psychiatric medications stressful life events or changes (separations, divorce, moves, deaths, abuse)divorce movesabuse family and peer problems low self-esteem depression or other emotional problemsdepression

8. What are risks and complications of obesity? increased risk of heart disease high blood pressure diabetes breathing problems trouble sleeping

9. Facts: Between 16 and 33 percent of children and adolescents are obese. 15.5 percent of teens are obese. 45.9 percent of teens are at risk for developing health problems due to weight. Fast food: 80 percent of teens underestimated the calories in their fast-food meals; they guessed 800 calories when the calorie count was really almost double that: 1,500.foodteens underestimated the calories Screen time: One third of teens spend close to 40 hours on TV and the computer every week and about 7 percent spend more than 50TV and the computer

10. Percentage by Age Group, Ages 2–19

11. Percentage by Sex, Ages 2–19

13. Body Types

14. There is no single ideal body weight, size, shape,or body type for everyone. But there are healthy weight ranges for each individual!

15. Woman Body Types

16. Ectomorph Delicate Built Body Flat Chest Fragile Lean Lightly Muscled Small Shouldered Takes Longer to Gain Muscle Thin

17. Mesomorph Athletic Hard Body Hourglass Shaped (Female) Rectangular Shaped (Male) Mature Muscle Mass Muscular Body Excellent Posture Gains Muscle Easily Gains Fat More Easily Than Ectomorphs Thick Skin

18. Endomorph Soft Body Underdeveloped Muscles Round Physique Weight Loss is Difficult Gains Muscle Easily Like the Mesomorph.

19. Body Mass Index (BMI) A way to test body size in relation to your height and weight. One way to determine if your weight is within a healthy range.

20. Ways to test your body composition. Body Mass Index (BMI) Bioelectrical Impedence Body Circumference Skinfold Measure using calipers. Hydrostatic Weighting Bod Pod