Body Composition

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Body Composition
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What is Body Composition?

• The percentage body fat to lean body tissue.
  Including water, bone, and muscle.
• Physical activity and nutrition affect body
  composition.

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Lean Body Weight

• The combined weight of bone, muscle, and
  connective tissue.

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Essential Fat

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

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Being Overweight

• The condition in which a person is heavier than
  the standard weight range for his or her height.

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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

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What Causes Obesity?

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

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What are risks and complications of obesity?

• increased risk of heart disease
• high blood pressure
• diabetes
• breathing problems
• trouble sleeping

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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.
• 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 50

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Percentage by Age Group, Ages 219
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Percentage by Sex, Ages 219
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Body Types
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There is no single ideal body weight, size,
shape,or body type for everyone. But there are
healthy weight ranges for each individual!
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Woman Body Types
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Ectomorph

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

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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

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Endomorph

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

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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.

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Ways to test your body composition.

• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Bioelectrical Impedence
• Body Circumference
• Skinfold Measure using calipers.
• Hydrostatic Weighting
• Bod Pod