Name: Brooke Williams Date Due: 9/19/16
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PROFESSIONAL IMAGE
Body Composition and Weight Management
Weight Management Requires You Do Four Things
1. Exercise adequately
2. Maintain proper nutrition
3. Assess and reassess your physical characteristics
4. Maintain self-discipline (#1 requirement)
Body Fat Percentage
• Measurement that determines your lean mass and your fat mass
• Most common methods
o Skinfold measurements using __calipers _
o _underwater_ weighing
o Body scan
o Bioelectrical impedance
BMI – Body Mass Index
• An indicator of total body __fat__
• Must know weight and __height___
• Not reliable if person is less than 18_ years old, pregnant or nursing, an athlete with a muscular
build, or an _older_ sedentary adult
Waist Circumference
• Measures _abdominal_ fat. Use a tape measure.
• 1 pound of fat = _3500___ calories
• MINIMUM number of calories per day: __1200___ (do not eat less than this!)
• Preferred eating plan: __6_ smaller meals (3 meals, 3 snacks)