Unit 7BODY

COMPOSITION

1. Recall the three body types and their defining characteristics

2. Identify what your ideal body weight is3. Be able to calculate Body Mass Index as well as

determine if you are overweight or obese.4. Employ safe methods of weight loss as well as

understand unhealthy weight gain and weight loss

5. Apply resources found at Mypyramid to a healthy body weight or to the development of a healthy body weight

6. Design an achievable diet that promotes healthy living

Objectives

Body composition – The ratio of fat to muscle, bone, and other body tissues

Somatotype – Body Type Endomorph – A body type with a large,

soft bulging body and a pear-shaped appearance

Mesomorph – a body type with a solid, muscular, and large boned physique

Ectomorph – A body type with a slender, slight build

Terms

1. Overweight – a condition that exceeds the desirable weight by 10%, according to height and weight charts

2. Obese – having an excessive amount of body fat3. Ideal Body Weight – the amount a person

weighs if he or she has an appropriate percentage of body fat

4. Anorexia Nervosa – an eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat normally, resulting in extreme thinness and even starvation

5. Bulimia – an eating disorder characterized by overeating followed by self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives, or very strenuous exercise to avoid weight gain

Terms

Endomorph ◦High % of body fat◦Short neck◦Large Abdomen◦Wide Hips◦Round Full Buttocks◦Short, Heavy Legs

Somatotypes

Mesomorph◦Firm Well-developed Muscles◦Large Bones◦Broad Shoulders◦Muscular Arms◦Trim Waist◦Muscular Buttocks◦Powerful Legs

Somatotypes

Ectomorph◦Small Bones◦Thin Muscles◦Slender Arms and Legs◦Narrow Chest◦Round Shoulders◦Flat Abdomen◦Small Buttocks

Somatotypes

The Body Mass Index (BMI) - is a measurement tool that compares your height to your weight and gives you an indication of whether you are overweight, underweight or at a healthy weight for your height.

BMI = (Weight in Pounds / Height in Inches ²) Multiplied by 703 Ex. (160 / (65” x 65”= 4225) ) = .03787 x 703 = 26.62 % body

Fat

Or the cheater’s way ◦ Go to http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Body Composition

Ideal Body Weight

Overweight Versus Obese◦Not the same thing◦Height and Weight do not account for the amount

of muscle

Body Composition

Basal Metabolic Rate Calculation◦This under the assumption that you expended

minimal calories. Basically that you stayed in bed all day

◦Women: BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years )

◦Men: BMR = 660 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) - ( 6.8 x age in year )

◦Or the Cheater’s way◦ - http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

Body Composition

Ways to Measure Body Fat◦Underwater weighing◦Skinfold Calipers◦Body Circumference measurements

Importance of weight control◦Excess fat is unhealthy – Diabetes, High BP, Heart

Disease◦Creeping Obesity – slow gaining of fat over a period

of years

Unhealthy means of weight loss◦Anorexia◦Bulimia◦Fad Diets◦Weight loss Suits

Body Composition

My Pyramid is a government sponsored website that allows you to create a personalized diet plan specific to you, based on your gender, height, weight, age, and activity level. This is the latest dietary guideline that replaced the Food Guide Pyramid

Mypyramid

http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx

UNIT 7 BODY COMPOSITION

Unit 7 Test