KINE 2202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Lean Body Mass, Body Composition, Fembot
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Body composition concepts: body composition, lean body mass. The relative amounts of lean tissue and fat tissue in the body. The body"s total amount of lean/fat-free tissue (muscles, bones, skin, other organs, body fluids: fat mass, percent body fat. Body mass made up of fat tissue. The percentage of total body weight that is fat tissue (weight of fat divided by total body weight: essential fat, storage fat. Fat necessary for normal body functioning (including in the brain, muscles, nerves, lungs, heart, and digestive and reproductive systems) Nonessential fat stored in tissues near the body"s surface. Why do my body size, shape, and composition matter: knowing body composition can help assess health risks. More people are now overweight or obese. Estimates of body composition provide useful information for determining disease risks: evaluating body size and shape can motivate healthy behavior change. Changes in body size and shape can be more useful measures of progress than body weight.
