Fitness for Life Q2 Unit 5

Your Lean Body Mass is normally what percentage of your weight?

75-85%

Fat Mass

The amount of fat in our body.

Your fat mass is normally what percentage of your weight?

15-25%

Essential Body Fat in men

About 3%

Essential body fat in females

About 12%

Men should have a body fat percentage of

10-20%

Women should have a body fat of

15-25%

Ideal Body Weight

How much you should weigh if you had an appropriate amount of body fat.

The minimum percent body fat considered safe for good health in females is?

12-14%

Factors that influence body fatness:

Heredity, Metabolism, Diet, Lack of exercise, early fatness, last month of fetal development, 1st year of life, lifestyle

Underwater/Hydrostatic Weighing

Weighing yourself underwater. Most accurate.

BOD POD

Use air displacement for determining percent fat and fat-free mass.

Electrical Impedance

Sends shock to body under water. The faster the shock the more muscle.

Skin Calipers

Pulling subcutaneous fat away from the muscle with tongs and measuring certain areas. Body fat percentage calculated by putting measurements into a formula.

Girth Measure/Body Circumference

Taken at specific body sites and recorded. They are converted to a constant and then entered into a formula to predict percent body fat.

Purpose of Body Fat

Insulator, a shock absorbent, and provides energy

Waist to Hip Ratio

Measuring your waist and hips to the widest part and taking the ratio of the two.

Waist Circumference

Measuring waist circumference

Body Fat Scale

Professional body fat monitors measure weight, body fat percentage, hydration level, lean body mass, BMI, and more.

Health Hazards from Obesity:

Breathing difficulties, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, stroke, kidney disorders, surgical risk, pregnancy problems, less resistance to infections, shorter life span, social discrimination

Overweight

People who exceed their desirable bodyweight by 10% according to height and weight charts

A sixteen-year old body with 18% body fat would be considered

In the normal (healthy) range. Normal body fat 10-20%

The most accurate method of determining the percentage of body fat is

Hydrostatic/Underwater weighing

A fourteen girl has 23% body fat. She would be considered in the?

Normal (healthy) range. Normal body fat is 15-25%

A body fat percentage of 5% for a 15 year old male would be considered?

Too Little Fat

The most desirable body composition has a small proportion of body fat and a large proportion of?

Muscle

The method to measure body fat requiring the use of calipers is?

Skinfold Measurements

True or False: Going on and off diets can actually lead to weight gain.

TRUE

Fats should make up what percentage of your daily food intake?

Less than 30%

Obesity

Having a very high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass, or BMI of 30 or higher.

Approximate percentage considered obese in females

35%

Approximate percentage considered obese in males

30%

Body Mass Index (BMI)

A measure of an adult's weight in relation to his or her height, specifically the adult's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her height in meters.

How many adults are obese or overweight today?

60%

Body Composition

The makeup of body tissues, including muscle, bone, body fat, and all other body tissues.

Lean Body Mass

Muscle tissue and other non-fat tissue such as bones, skin, body organs, ligaments, and tendons.