Chapter 6 - Body Composition. Flashcards
What is Body Composition?
Body’s relative amount of fat & fat-free mass
Fat Free Mass is composed of body’s non fat tissues…
Bone, water, muscle, connective tissue, organ tissues, and teeth
2 Types of body fat
Essential & Nonessential (storage) body fats.
Essential fat includes…
Lipids in the nerves, brain, heart, lungs, liver and mammary glands. Essential for body functioning - 3% in men, 12% in women.
Nonessential Fats
found mostly in fat cells, or adipose tissue, below the skin and around major organs. The amount of storage fat depends on gender, age, heredity, metabolism, diet and activity level.
Height-weight tables inaccuracy
muscle weighs more than fat, so its possible for a fit person to be classified as overweight and for an unfit person to fall below recommended weights.
Best way to determine body-composition
Consider the percentage of fat in total body weight.
Overweight
total body weight above the recommended range for good health
Obesity
a more serious degree of overweight
Possible explanations for increase in obesity
sedentary work and leisure activities, automobile, fewer daily gym classes, meals eaten outside the house, consumption of fast food, increased portion sizes, soft drinks and convenience foods.
Performance of Physical Activities (Fat Cunts)
Fat cunts generally do not have the muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility that make normal activity easy.
Self-Image
one’s ability to change body composition depends not only on a wellness program but also on heredity
Wellness for Life
Evidence suggests controlling your weight will increase your life span and reduce the risk of various disease
Threatening levels of body fat %
Men 3-5%, Women 8-12%
Extreme leanness problems
reproductive, circulatory, and immune system disorders. Women may experience amenorrhea and loss of bone mass
