Muscles Represent Health

Body composition provides an overall assessment of health and it is important in assessing an individual’s risk of developing diseases such as diabetes, high blood, obesity and some forms of cancer. Body composition indicates the proportion of essential fats and non-essential fats in the body (ACSM, 2012). An optimal health range has been established based on the difference in age, sex, height and weight. Individuals above the established range are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity (ACSM, 2012). While, individuals below the established range are more likely to interrupt the delivery of key vitamins and nutrients to the cells of the body as well as adversely affect the proper functioning of their reproductive

The BMI index needs to be done away with when it does not provide the

The higher the number, the more the body fat a person has. BMI, however, does not work the same way for everyone. Bodybuilders may have a very high BMI, despite not being obese, leading to incorrect readings and on the other hand, older people might have low BMI, but that is because they have lost muscle mass and not because they are obese. Hence, BMI is different for every person and is not a good way to generalize how a person’s physique should be judged. BMI should be evaluated by a health care provider who will be using various sources, along with BMI, in order to figure out how unhealthy or fit a person really

The pathophysiology of obesity is when there is a buildup of excess body fat. This excess body fat is determined by calculating a person body mass index (BMI). The BMI is calculated by an individual’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of a person’s height in metersthis allows us to come up with appropriate range of weight to an individual’s height. The body mass index is used to find out if an individual is overweight or obese. Individuals who’s BMI that have a range of 25 to 29.99 are thought to be pre- obese and overweight When an individual body mass index has surpassed 30kg this person is considered obese. As an individual’sBMI increases they become part of a different class of obesity there’s class I which is 30-34.9, class II

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines body mass index (BMI) as a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity. To determine BMI, a person’s weight, in kilograms, is divided by the square of the person height in meters

Obesity rates are soaring throughout North America (What Is Obesity?, 2013). With obesity reaching almost epidemic proportions in the United States, and the threat of a global epidemic, we must watch this alarming increase carefully ( Health Risks of Obesity, 2013). Obesity is defined as: "…an excess of adipose tissue…" (A Report of the Surgeon General, 2014). The two most common measures of obesity are Body Mass Index (BMI is a ratio of weight to height) and relative weight index, such as percent desirable weight (Body Mass Index , 2013). BMI is the most frequently used measure of obesity as it has a strong correlation with more direct measures of adiposity, such as underwater weighing (A Report of the Surgeon General, 2013). Some

Overweight is often misinterpreted as obesity, but it has been proven that individuals such as bodybuilders and professional athletes can be overweight yet they do not suffer from obesity. Obesity refers to just excessive body fat whereas overweight refers to excessive body weight including water, bone, fat, and muscle. A certain amount of fat is needed to store energy, heat insulation, shock absorption, and other functions, but when men reach more than twenty-five percent body fat, and women reach more than thirty percent they are considered obese. A person’s body mass index (BMI) is measured by dividing body weight in kilograms by the square of body height in meters (Wilmore, et al., 2008).

Given my weight and height I was calculated to have a BMI score of 24.29. Having a body mass index of 24.29 gave me a fitness classification of Acceptable with a very low disease risk. For anyone to be placed into the same category I acquired they would have to have a BMI score within the range of 22-24.99.

The Health and Social Care Information Centre [HSCIC] (2016) report that obesity prevalence in the UK has increased by 11% between 1996 and 2016, with 58% of women and 65% of men being overweight or obese. The World Health Organisation (2016) define obesity as the disproportionate build-up of fat that could harm an individual’s health. Obesity is measured using Body Mass Index (BMI). An individual’s BMI is measured using an individual’s weight and height, by dividing the weight in kilograms by the square of the height in metres. If an individual has a BMI higher than 30, they are classified as obese (NHS, 2016).

By definition, Body Mass Index is a measurement representing the ratio of a person’s body weight to his or her height. The BMI describes the body weight relative to height, and it correlates strongly (in adults) with the total body fat content.

In fact, if someone is too skinny, they can be classified as malnourished, which can be just as dangerous as being obese. However, having a low BMI does not mean that someone is malnourished or too skinny; they could be a naturally thin person and be perfectly healthy. Health simply all depends on the individual person. Both the volunteers in this study, for example, were very healthy-looking individuals, despite questionable BMI results. In the BIA, Nicole was above the normal body fat percentage; even though her BMI said she was at overweight according to her ideal weight scale. . Frederick was above normal body fat percentage and even above his ideal weight; even though his BMI said he was in the normal range. Females naturally have more body fat, which makes sense about Nicole being over the normal body fat range. However, some of the values could be out of normal range based on the day’s activities. For example, body fat percentage could be higher due to a large lunch before the test. Someone’s total body water could be above the normal range because of drinking an excessive amount of water before the test. There are many factors that affect the accuracy of the BIA

Body composition measurement is a very useful tool when trying to access overall fitness of an individual. It is the measure of fat mass to non-fat mass (lean tissue). It is an important, but sometimes overlooked factor in overall fitness because individuals with high levels of body fat ( in particular when located centrally around the abdomen) have an increased risk of many different health problems, such as hypertension, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. All of these are serious health risks that can result in death. Unfortunately, these are becoming increasingly more common as the rate of obesity is climbing. Although these risk factors have some genetic predisposition, the majority of these factors are due to things such as poor diet choices and a sedentary lifestyle. There are many different ways to measure body composition.

First, let’s take a look at the BMI (Body Mass Index) chart. This chart was invented in 1830 and was originally designed to show health on a massive scale (population) and not an individual. So using it on an individual was not it’s intended use. It’s supposed to indicate a person’s fat level, but does so by simply using weight and height, which

Crawford and Campbell (1999) found that common definitions of weight differ drastically from medically accepted BMI values. In this study, 1342 participants (666 men and 676 women) completed surveys in which they defined ideal weight and the term ‘overweight.’ The average BMI value that women considered ideal was 22.7 and the average ideal BMI value for men was 24.9. Medically, a BMI value of 25 is considered overweight. In the study, however, women defined an average BMI value of 23.7 as overweight and men defined an average BMI value of 26.1 as overweight. The BMI values for ideal weight and overweight increased in both sexes with the participants’ ages and current weights.

BMI is the body mass index which is a measurement based on the amount of body fat coinciding with your weight and height. Body mass index is not very reliable and is not always accurate considering everyone body is different. Both muscular athletes and exercisers have skewed the results because their BMI usually reads obese although they are very fit. A BMI that ranges from 18.5 to 24.9 is considered to be rather healthy. Another measurement that can also determine a person health status is the circumference of their waist. Standard measurement that are rather familiar are blood pressure and cholesterol