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Body Composition and

Body Fat Percentage


• Body composition
• – is a combination of fat and tissue in your body. The body is made up of two kind
of fat: body fat and storage body fat.
• Your body fat can be found in muscle tissue, under the skin or around the organ.
• Not all the fats are bad for your body, such as essential body fat, which help
shield internal organs, stock fuel of energy, and control important body
hormones.
• Storage body fat, also known as lean tissue, includes bone, water muscle, organ,
and tissue. Lean tissue are “metabolically active, burning calories for energy,
while body fat is not” (Scott, 2018)
Importance of Body Composition
• Body composition is used in health and fitness to characterize the
percentage of fat, bones, and muscle in human bodies. The body
fat percentage is relevance because it can be quite useful in
determining health. Because muscle tissue is thicker than fat
tissue, analyzing one’s body fat is vital ;to evaluate one’s overall
body composition, especially when making health
recommendations because of differences in body composition,
two people of the same height and weight may have distinct
health difficulties.
Factors Affecting Body Composition
• The following factors can influence your body composition:
1. Age (humans lose muscle mass they age)
2. Sex (Women have more body fat than men)
3. Genes ( play a role in whether you are biologically lean or tend to gain fat)
4. Hormones (can impact on water retention and body composition)
Defining Body Fat Percentage
• The Body Fat Percentage (BFP) is a body composition indicator
that reflects how much body weight is fat. The percentage of
the body that is not fat is called lean mass. The Body Fat
Percentage (BFP) can be measured by computing the “total
mass of gat divided by total mass, multiplied by 100. (“Body Fat
Percentage – Wikipedia,2020)
• The American Council On Exercise (ACE) provides these ranges of
body fat percentage values for both men and women:

Body Fat Percentage Norms for Men and Women


Description Women Men
Essential Fat 10% - 13% 2% - 5%
Athletes 14% - 20% 6% - 13%
Fitness 21% - 24% 14% - 17%
Acceptable 25% - 31% 18% - 24%
Obese Over 32% Over 25%
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Methods of Measuring Body Fat Percentage
(BFP)
• A number of methods for measuring body fat percentages are available,
such as skinfold calculation, bioelectric impedance, hydrostatic weighing,
and DEXA scan. Skinfold Measurement is both accurate and practical for
measuring body fat. Calipers are used to measure the thickness of
skinfolds in millimeters in areas where fat typically accumulates (i.e.,
abdomen, hip, arm, back and thigh). Following the data is entered into an
equation that calculates body fat percentage or body lean mass. When
measurements are obtained correctly, the skinfold test has a 3% margin or
error in predicting body fat. Skinfold is preferred method of measuring
body fat in non-clinical setting since it is simple to use, has established
accuracy, and is not intrusive to the patient.
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Body Mass Index
• Body Mass Index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and
height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by square
of the body height, and in universally express in units kg/m2 resulting mass
in kilograms and height a measured indicator of body fat. BMI is just a
weight –to- height ratio. It is method for determining adult weight status
and general health in big populations. BMI has a weak correlation with
body fat, but when combined with a body fat measurement, it provides a
fairly accurate picture of your current weight status. Having said that,
having a BMI greater than 30 increases your chance of acquiring long-term
and disability illness such as hypertension, diabetes, gallstones, stroke,
osteoarthritis, and several types of cancer. BMI normally falls into one of
the above categories in persons over the age of 20.
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A Word About Calories
• A calorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1
kilogram of water through 1 °C equal to one thousand small
calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods
(“Calorie - Oxford Dictionary”, 2020). The amount of energy in
the foods and beverages you eat, and drink is measured by your
calorie intake. Calories are not necessarily bad for you. You only
must take them in moderation. Your body requires calorie-based
sustenance. Consuming too many calories might lead to healthy
issues and weight gain if you do not burn enough calories
through physical activity. 10
Thank you
prepared by:
Loreto Enrique O. Montalbo
-Pathfit Instructor

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