Kinanthro Flashcards
What is your body mass index?
Weight/Height^2
what are the BMI proportions?
normal: BMI<25
risk of disease BMI>25
designated obese BMI >30
Who is the BMI not useful for?
Babies, children, teenagers, pregnant woman, muscular people
What is your crural index, brachial index and androgyny index?
Crural index: lower leg relative to upper leg
Brachial index: Lower arm relative to upper arm
Androgyny index: shoulders relative to hips
Why are children more cold sensitive?
They have a large surface area relative to their volume
what is included in your lean body mass?
skeletal muscle, bone, water
what is included in your fat body mass?
Storage fat and essential fat
what are some of the functions of storage fat?
energy reserve
cushion, protects organs
male: 12% female: 15%
Essential fat functions and male and female %?
for central nervous system
3% of bodyweight male
12% of bodyweight for female
why are height/weight charts not reliable
they assume that if you weigh more than the norm (for your height) that you have too much fat.
definitions:
Gynoid
Android
Gynoid=pear shape = female
android= apple shape = male
what is the theory behind hydrostatic?
The gold standard for all methods of body comp calculation
based on archimedes principle which states that the amount of water spilled from a full tub is equal in volume to the space that a body occupies.
how do you measure density in a body?
Mass/volume
The human shape can be divided into:
Roundness = _Endomorphy_ Muscularity = _Mesomorphy_ Linearity = _Ectomorphy
What are the somatotype sex differences?
Males are more mesomorphic
Females are more endomorphic
