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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Managing Weight and Body Composition. Maintaining a Healthy Weight. Body Image: The way your see your body For many people, it can be tied to perception of weight. The Weight-Calorie Connection. What is a calorie? Unit of energy Some foods have more calories than others

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Chapter 6

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  1. Chapter 6 Managing Weight and Body Composition

  2. Maintaining a Healthy Weight Body Image: The way your see your body For many people, it can be tied to perception of weight

  3. The Weight-Calorie Connection • What is a calorie? • Unit of energy • Some foods have more calories than others • Tipping the balance of the energy equation will result in weight loss or gain • Your appropriate weight range is influenced by several factors: age, gender, height, body frame, activity level • BMI: Body Mass Index • Ratio that allows your to assess your body size in relation to your height and weight

  4. Body Composition Overweight: condition in which a person in heavier than the standard weight range for his/her height Obesity: having an excess amount of body fat Underweight: condition in which a person is less than the standard weight range for his/her height

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