What is kinanthropometry?
Structure of the moving human body
4 Categories of Kinanthropometry
Size 5 principles
What is the ‘Two component’ model
Lean body mass components
What are the two types of fat
Essentially Body fat
( % of BW of male compared to female)
Storage Fat
(% of BW in males compared to females)
Increase in amount of cells is?
Increase in size of cells is?
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
Endomorphs
Mesomorphs
Ectomorphs
Three types of muscle
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Body mass index formula?
Weight(kg)/ height (m)^2
BMI >____ increased risk of disease
BMI > ____ considered obese
25
30
Very strong measurement of health risk?
Waist circumference
Safe waist circumference for men and women
Men < 102cm
Woman < 88cm
Hydrostatic weighing definition + Pros and Cons
Measures based on water displacement
Pro- Fat directly related to buoyancy
Con- Issues with residual air in lungs
Dual Energy x-ray Absorptiometry definition + Pros
Uses an xray scan to measure body
Pro- Very accurate
The body pod definition
Measures based on air displacement
Bioelectrical Impedance definition
Uses electrical conductivity to differentiate between fat-free mass and fat mass