B.M.I.

*Body mass index

*Today we will..

*Expand our fitness vocabulary

*Describe the process of weight gain, weight loss and maintaining your weight

*Calculate your B.M.I.

*Warm up

*We are going to take a poll of the number of people we know who are trying to lose weight, gain weight or maintain their current weight.

*Problems associated with being

overweight

*Heart disease (atherosclerosis)

*High blood pressure

*Diabetes

*Loss of energy

*Low self esteem

*calorie

*A unit of heat used to measure the amount of energy in food.

*We consume food and beverages that contains calories

*Those calories are used for energy

*Weight gain vs. weight loss

*Control your calories

*Exercise

*Too many calories = weight gain

*Not enough calories = weight loss

*Law of thermodynamics

*Expend more calories than taken in = weight loss

*Consume more calories than energy expended = weight gain

*If you diet, you must eat.

*Food gives your body the energy to burn fat

*definitions

*Underweight- weighing less than the healthy weight for a persons sex and body type

*Overweight- weighing more than the healthy weight for a persons sex and body type

*Obese- excessive body fat. Too much fat in the body

*Body Mass Index

700 X Weight

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Height in inches

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Height in inches

700 X weight, divided by height in inches, divided by height in inches

*B.M.I. KEY

*18 = underweight

*18-25 = average

*25-30 = overweight

*30 = obese

*Questions to ask yourself about your

weight

*Are you happy with yourself?

*Do you eat properly?

*Do you exercise?