F.H.S. Freshmen P.E. Fitness Unit

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Rev8-02 SJH

• F.H.S. Freshmen P.E. Fitness Unit 5 Body
  Composition

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What is Body Composition?

• Body fat in proportion to lean body mass (muscle,
  tissues, etc.)

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The Difference Between Overweight and Obese

• Overweight and Obesity are not the same thing
• Overweight A person who has an excess amount of
  weight according to set standards (such as
  percent body fat)
• Obesity A disease characterized by a very high
  amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass
• Most overweight people (an excess of 10-15
  pounds) are not obese

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Factors Associated With Obesity

• Heredity
• Social Environment
• Poor Nutritional Habits
• Sedentary Behavior

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Body Composition in the USA

• Approximately 65 million Americans are overweight
  
• 30 million of these Americans are obese
• 14 of children are overweight
• 12 of teens are overweight
• 33 of adults are overweight

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Male Body Composition Classification According to
Percent Body Fat

• These are the categories for males under
  19 years old
• Excellent 12.0
• Good 12.1 - 17.0
• Moderate 17.1 - 22.0
• Overweight 22.1 - 27.0
• Significantly gt 27.1
  Overweight

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Female Body Composition Classification According
to Percent Body Fat

• These are the categories for females under
  19 years old
• Excellent 17.0
• Good 17.1 - 22.0
• Moderate 22.1 - 27.0
• Overweight 27.1 - 32.0
• Significantly gt 32.1
  Overweight

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Eating Disorders

• Anorexia Nervosa Starving yourself to lose and
  keep a very low body weight
• 1 of all females are anorexic
• 19 out of 20 anorexics are women
• Bulimia Binge eating and purging (throwing-up)
  to lose and keep low body weight
• As many as 1 in 5 women in college are bulimic

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Weight Control Principles

• Energy Balance Input Output
• Energy Surplus Input is greater than Output
  (results in a gain of fat weight)
• Energy Deficit Input is less than Output
  (results in a loss of fat weight)

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Ways to Change Body Composition

• Aerobic Exercise
• Anaerobic Exercise
• Activities of Daily Living

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Weight Loss Guidelines

• Slow weight loss of approximately 1-2 pounds per
  week is best for losing fat weight
• The best way to lose fat weight is to increase
  physical activity and decrease your calories
• Calories per day should not be less than 1,500
  calories

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Weight Loss Guidelines

• Nutritional intake should be balanced
• Weigh yourself at the same time of the day with
  little or no clothing
• A combination of aerobic and strength-training
  exercises works best

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Weight-Loss Facts

• Cellulite (which is hereditary) and Spot Reducing
  are mythical concepts
• Cellulite is nothing but enlarged fat cells that
  bulge out from too much body fat
• Spot reducing is a false idea that claims that
  exercising a specific body part will result in
  significant fat reduction in that area
• Hundreds of daily sit-ups will not get rid of fat
  in the stomach!!!

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Weight Loss Facts

• 97 of people who lose 2 pounds or more in one
  week will gain that weight back in 3 years
• 70 of people who lose less than 1 pound per week
  keep it off for a lifetime
• Americans spend over 40 billion dollars every
  year trying to lose weight

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