Body Composition

The ratio of fat to lean body tissue

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