Watch a demonstration of a BodPod measurement:Īctivity 2: Bioelectrical impedance (BIA)īIA uses resistance of an electrical current to estimate body composition. Care also needs to be taken to decide if the estimated body composition measures should be expressed as absolute or relative values.Ĭlass activity Estimated body composition Activity 1: Air displacement plethysmography (BodPod GAR 110)Īir Displacement Plethysmography (ADP) measures body volume and body density to estimate body composition. We are not physically dividing the body into lean mass and non-lean mass and weighing it. Regardless of the method for assessing body composition, each method is estimating body composition. These measurements are typically taken around the belly of the muscle group of interest, such as the thigh or upper arms. It can be used as a crude estimate of fat loss and/or muscle gains. A ratio of greater than 0.95 for males and 0.86 for females is considered an increased risk for CVD.Ĭircumference anthropometric measurements can also be used to track fitness. The waist to hip ratio is calculated from measurements of the circumference of the waist (narrowest point of midsection) and hips (widest circumference around pelvis). It is important to make the distinction that skinfold thicknesses are anthropometric measures, but when the skinfold thickness measures are used to calculate an estimation of body fat then body fat measurement is not an anthropometric measure.Īnthropometric measurements are simple, easy measurements that can help additionally classify a person’s health. When evaluating a person’s progress and taking measurements before, during, and after a training program, the method does not matter as much as using the same method for all timepoints and being accurate (reliable) in your measurements.Īnthropometric measures are: height, weight, BMI, body circumferences, and skinfold thickness. Some of these methods require expensive, highly specialized equipment, while other methods are simple and use inexpensive equipment.
There are many ways to assess body composition and anthropometric measures.
Melissa Markofski Background Body composition and anthropometric measures
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