= what your body is made of

Body Composition is the Ratio between Lean Body Mass and Body Fat

What is a

Ratio?

BODY FATBODY FAT

LEAN BODY MASS• What makes up your body?

MUSCLES

BONES

SKIN

Blood Vessels

ORGANS

Water & Blood

Factors that affect Body Compostion

• Heredity• Metabolism• Maturation• Diet and Exercise

#1 Heredity – Body Type

Thin High Metabolism Flat Chest Has trouble gaining weightDelicate Build Small amount of muscle massLow body-fat %

Round shaped Slow metabolismSoft body Trouble losing weightHigh body-fat% Underdeveloped muscles

Medium to large bone size Gains or loses weight easilyLow-to-medium body fat% Large amount of muscle massMedium to high metabolism

What is Your Body Type?

#2 Metabolism• The chemical process that changes food into energy forworking, growing and sleeping

• Metabolism affected by age and heredity

• Exercise can jump start metabolism

#3 Maturation

Hormone levels change– Testosterone increase in boys– Estrogen increase in girls

Emotions-Stress -Depression-Anxiety

#4 Diet AND Exercise• Smart food choices

• Balance food intake with activity

•Calories in Calories out

*Cycle for 2 hours and 20 min.

*Walk for 3 hours and 20 min.

*Play hockey for 1 hour 45 min Remember Calories In…Calories Out

3500 calories = 1 pound

Why are body composition/BMI and the Cardio tests linked for the Physical Fitness Test?

• Body Composition is a critical factor in the exercise performances used to estimate aerobic capacity. Physically active youth will generally have levels of

aerobic fitness and levels of fatness.

It is possible for youth to be overweightoverweight and still be still be aerobically fit fit

and for youth to be of normal weightnormal weight and be aerobically unfit.unfit.

Measure Body Composition

Bod Pod Hydrostatic Weighing

Skin CalipersBio Impedance

BMICharts

Height/WeightCharts

Bio Impedance Machines

Functions of Fat

TransportSystem for Vitamins A, D, E, & K

Insulator

Protection of Organs

Stored Energy for Emergencies

Anorexia

*Doesn’t eat

*Exercises alot Bulimia

*High Achievers *Eats alot of food

*Distored view of their *Throws-up

Bodies *Rotten teeth/gums

*Wears baggy clothes

Health Risks from not enough Body Fat

OBESITY

Heart Disease

Health Risks from to much Body Fat

Important Facts about Fat

Women have more body fat then men Fat cells develop as babies and teenagers Health issues arise when there is to much

body fat or not enough. Active teenage boy need 2800 calories Active teenage girl need 2200 calories Gain Weight = Weight Lifting activities Lose Weight = Cardiovascular activities Healthy range for boys 6%-24.9% Healthy range for girls 11%-29.9%

FITT FORMULA• F = eat 3 meals a day or 4-5 small meals• I = to lose 1 pound you must eat less then

3500 calories. To gain 1 pound you must eat more than 3500 calories. To maintain weight you must take in as many calories as you use.

• T = Lose no more than 2 pounds per week• T= Weight gain = Weight Training Weight loss = Cardio