Body Types Weight

1. Body Types & Weight

2. Learning objectives

3. Somatotypes

4. Endomorph

5. Mesomorph

6. Ectomorph

7. Which somatotype? Suggested answer: They would be muscular with little body fat.Suggested answer: They would be muscular with little body fat.

8. Mesomorph

9. Which somatotype?

10. Somatotype charts

11. Somatotypes in sport

12. Somatotypes in sport

13. Altering body shape

14. Weight Image © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation Image © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation

15. Overweight and overfat

16. Obesity

17. Obesity

18. Underweight

19. Weight

20. Weight charts

21. Weight charts

22. Measuring fat

23. Body Mass Index (BMI)

24. Body Mass Index (BMI) Answers: People who carry a lot of muscle can be classed as overweight by a BMI test, because the muscle makes them unusually heavy for their height. These people are not actually overweight. A person with a lot of body fat could be classed as normal if they have very little muscle.Answers: People who carry a lot of muscle can be classed as overweight by a BMI test, because the muscle makes them unusually heavy for their height. These people are not actually overweight. A person with a lot of body fat could be classed as normal if they have very little muscle.

25. Weight and performance

26. Weight and performance

27. Weight and performance Image © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation Image © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation

28. Effects of under eating and overeating

29. Exam-style questions a) Very little muscle or body fat, narrow hips and shoulders, thin legs and arms, narrow chest and abdomen, thin face and high forehead.b) Examples could include long-distance runner, high jumper, gymnast, jockey. Long-distance running favours performers with little body fat, as they have less weight to carry. High jump favours athletes with long, light bones and little body fat, as tall, light performers find it easier to jump high, etc. a) Optimum weight is the weight at which a performer is healthy and able to perform at their best.b) Optimum weight for women is normally lower than that of men of the same height. The sprinter is also likely to have greater muscle girth, leading to a higher optimum weight. The ballet dancer is likely to have a lighter, smaller bone structure than the sprinter. The demands of the two sports also lead to differing optimum weights – dancing favours lighter performers who tend to be more flexible and agile and often find it easier to control their momentum. Sprinting usually favours performers with a lot of muscle bulk. Under eating can lead to tiredness, loss of stamina, loss of strength, reduced ability to recover from illness and injury and loss of concentration. a) Very little muscle or body fat, narrow hips and shoulders, thin legs and arms, narrow chest and abdomen, thin face and high forehead.b) Examples could include long-distance runner, high jumper, gymnast, jockey. Long-distance running favours performers with little body fat, as they have less weight to carry. High jump favours athletes with long, light bones and little body fat, as tall, light performers find it easier to jump high, etc. a) Optimum weight is the weight at which a performer is healthy and able to perform at their best.b) Optimum weight for women is normally lower than that of men of the same height. The sprinter is also likely to have greater muscle girth, leading to a higher optimum weight. The ballet dancer is likely to have a lighter, smaller bone structure than the sprinter. The demands of the two sports also lead to differing optimum weights – dancing favours lighter performers who tend to be more flexible and agile and often find it easier to control their momentum. Sprinting usually favours performers with a lot of muscle bulk. Under eating can lead to tiredness, loss of stamina, loss of strength, reduced ability to recover from illness and injury and loss of concentration.