The Most Effective Method of Losing Body Composition
Body composition is the true definition of an individual’s weight status. Scale weight alone does not necessarily mean that an individual is lean or fat compared to another individual. Lean mass (muscle) actually weighs more than fat tissue; therefore an individual with large amounts of lean mass will have an "elevated" scale weight while they are not over fat (Expert123, 2009). If an individual focus on losing weight and keep it off while at the same time trying to increase lean mass (muscle) it a much better way to lose weight and keep it off and the only way you can do it correctly is threw body composition analysis.
Body composition is divided into two separate types of mass fat-free mass which is comprised of all of the body’s non-fat tissues and body fat. Fat-free mass includes bone, water, muscle, and tissues (Scott, 2013). Fats, bones, and muscle are the main components of the body which is formally known as mine the body’s state of being lean overall. A high percentage of body fat can have a negative effect on overall well-being of an individual (Scott, 2013). Large amount of fat stored in certain places on the body it can put that person at a higher risk for disease like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer, increase risk heart conditions, and/or stroke. This paper will go over the most effective method of reducing body composition that was performed by individual in a 10 week period and was evaluated through multiple methods.
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You will be evaluated on completeness, thoroughness, and accuracy. The goal of this project is for you to accurately determine and professionally interpret the results as if you were doing so for a patient. Assume that the person you are answering these questions for has never heard of body composition or what it means. Answers must be complete.
Up to 17% of children and teens in the United States are obese (Centers). Obesity is unhealthy weight gain due to poor diet and lack of exercise and is responsible for up to 365,000 deaths each year. Obesity is strongly associated with a decrease in the ability to exercise. An overabundance of fat tissue, which occurs from obesity, impairs the breathing process. The impairment of the breathing processes in youth has been linked to more damaging breathing problems in adulthood. The lack of exercise that starts a child down this path can be reversed and good exercising habits can be instilled by parents. Therefore if 1 out of 3 children are obese, what does that say about the health and wellbeing of these children? It says that these children can look forward to a life of medical problems, emotional issues, and higher costs than their non-obese counterparts. The most pressing of which are heart disease, type 2 diabetes, pulmonary...
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Exercise, food, technology, and money all play a role in causing childhood obesity. Lack of exercise among adolescents has been proven to be the leading cause of childhood obesity. According to a May 2012 Institute of Medicine report, only half of America’s children and one in four teens get enough activity to meet current guidelines (Doheny and Noonman 1). The recommendations call for children to participate in at least 60 minutes of vigorous to moderate physical activity every day (Hendrick 1). “Only four percent of elementary schools, eight percent of middle schools, and two percent of high schools provide daily physical ...
Human development has drastically changed within the exercise and fitness industry since the 1940’s. This industry is now one of the largest, most studied, and sought out aspects of human life. Many people depend on exercise to sustain their health and change their bodies both physically and mentally. Specifically, many look to change their body composition, meaning how much muscular lean tissue and fat they have (Zanker, Cathy, and Louise). In many circumstances, such changes to one’s body are heavily scrutinized and evaluated against social norms (O’Donnell). Exercise to improve body composition can be done using two different methods, anaerobic and aerobic exercise. In regards to improving body composition, anaerobic exercise's effects are
This lab is designed to measure body composition which is the absolute and relative amounts of body constituents. The human body is composed of fat mass and fat-free mass, when conducting this lab we generally discuss about the percentage of the body mass that constitutes as fat. The purpose of this measurement is to recognize the strong relationship between obesity and increased chance of coronary artery disease, type II diabetes, and hypertension. As we grow and age, body composition testing allows us to institute an ideal weight, compose a blooming diet and design a fitness plan that is right for the body. When measuring body composition, there are two categories: direct and indirect. Direct methods include chemical analysis
The anthropometric practices can measure the FM and FFM and therefore their amount and proportion can be used as determinants of nutritional status at both, the individual and population group levels. In regard, to the increased obesity epidemic and obesity related problems among children and adults in the United Kingdom, the importance of body composition assessment is crucial for short and long term health implications. It can define body fat distribution at individual level and therefore could classify those individuals with overnutrition. The latter, in Public Health significance, the assessment of body composition can help to recognize, in relatively early stage, individuals possibly exposed to both, under- and overnutrition and could influence health outcomes and regarded to overnutrition, prevent further expansion of obesity among population (Gibson, 2005; Reilly, 2003; Wells, 2008; Willet...
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...mption of food and physical activity. To make their children more active, parents should stop buying videogames and set a time limit to decrease the amount of time their children spend in front of a computer screen. Another way to increase physical activity is to encourage children to join an extra-curricular activity. Although it is easiest to prevent obesity at a young age, many people in the United States grow up obese or become obese. To help and to encourage adults who are suffering from obesity, they need to learn the life-threatening effects that accompany the “heavy” burden.
From ages zero to twenty five the human body is growing in some way. The body therefore has to be in a good healthy state, so that the body can meet its potential. A child should be active to at least an hour a day (Raymond). However that hour does not have to be all at one time it can be broken up into different sections. One of those sections should be intense and raise the child’s hear beat, known as an aerobic activity (U.S. Departmaent of Health and Human Serves). An aerobic activity should be a long period where the child is feeling his body being pushed past its normal exercise. The aerobic activity should not be a short burst of energy because the child’s body will not be pushed into working hard (U.S. Departmaent of Health and Human Serves).
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Body composition is one of the five health related fitness components and it is the percent body fat, bone, water and muscle found in your body. Although fat is associated with negative connotations, it has important functions in our body such as the cushioning of organs, shock absorption and temperature regulations. This ‘positive’ fat is known as essential fat, and the ‘negative’ fat is known as nonessential fat. The percent body fat is used to determine the total fat found in your body and it is based on gender and size of each individual. In the textbook “Concepts of Physical Fitness: Active Lifestyle for Wellness” by Corbin, he states that fat location influences health risk; based on where the fat is located you could be considered an apple or a pear. A person considered an apple has fat in the upper body. This is often found in men and in menopausal women. A pear shape, which is most common in women than men, has more fat located in the hips and upper legs. Corbin defines visceral fat as fat located at the core of the body (abdominal cavity), and subcutaneous fat as fat located under the skin.
According to Mosbey's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary, Body Composition is defined as the relative proportions of protein, fat, water, and mineral components in the body. It varies as a result of differences in body density and degree of obesity. Basically body composition describes the percentages of fat, bone, and muscle in a persons body. The percentages of body fat a person has determines their overall health and fitness when compared to factors like age, weight, and sex. Body composition also contributes to a persons overall appearance. A healthy male should have about12 to 18 percent of fat. Females should have around 14 to 20 percent. Any thing over or under these percentages would be considered unhealthy.The term's weight and fat are usually used in the same context when discussing physical fitness. Under certain circumstances, being overweight doesn't mean that a person is unhealthy. A person could be in good physical shape but considered overweight because they have excess muscle. People with a lot of muscle mass usually have body weight, which is disproportional to their height. Having a high percentage of fat is unhealthy because it can cause heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.It is important to know your body fat percentage because it can help you put together a realistic exercise program with goals that are attainable. A good exercise program incorporates both aerobic exercises, which burn fat and anaerobic exercises, which build muscle. It is healthier to turn fat into muscle instead of just trying to loose weight without thinking about gaining strength. The best way for a person to change his or her body composition is to improve their fitness levels. Fitness has different meanings to different people. Some people define fitness as having a small waistline. Other people may feel that fitness is the ability to bench-press their body weight ten times.
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Still, there was evidence in suggesting why physical activity was beneficial to kids in schools at an early age to adulthood. Some of the benefits that was found to be because of physical activity, it was known to “increase cardiovascular health risk factors, and metabolic health biomarkers, improve bone health, also modern evidence indicates that physical activity helps in benefiting in both mental health and academic achievement” (Piercey, et al, 2015). Even with all the evidence shown it was still difficult on how to enforce the thought of importance of physical education when some schools were realizing the benefits but others were not. High schools were not getting the average required amount of physical activity; however, schools are where the kids spent most of their time so the need to increase physical activity was, recommended, to help apply physical education as well in making sure they were being active instead of just standing around. Nevertheless it was found that “58 % of elementary schools required recess yet that left more than 40% of districts with no recess requirements” (Piercey, et al, 2015). What had caused a concern was “Nationwide increase in obesity among children in preschool (2-5)” because of this states were finally implementing physical activity for the youth