Body Composition Assessment Activity Page 2
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2STEP 1: _____ measure your waist circumference (the width of your waist at the
umbilicus or belly button)
STEP 2: _____ measure your hip circumference (while viewing the hips from the side—
rather than the front—measure the width at the widest point)
STEP 3: _____ use your waist circumference (STEP 1) as the numerator and your hip
circumference (STEP 2) as the denominator and divide out the fraction (STEP 1 / STEP
2) to get your waist-to-hip ratio
4. Complete Table 1: Comparison of My Body Composition Values to Critical Values
Risk Factors
My Values
Critical Values
Body Fat %
Males 10-20%
Females 15-25%
Height-Weight (are you
Yes or No
See Chart on Page 228
within the normal range?)
.
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BMI (You found this is
< 25 kg
m
assignment 1)
Waist Circumference
Rating Chart: Waist to hip ratio
(answer from step 3)
Good Health
Males
Females
Zone
< .90
< .80
Borderline
.91 to 1.0
.80 to .85
Risk
Higher Risk
> 1.0
> .85
5. How similar or different are your values in the chart above?
6. How you can improve or maintain your body composition. (NOTE: When
discussing how you can improve or maintain your body composition profile, provide
specific information about how you plan to improve it (days per week of exercise,
exercise intensity, exercise bout duration).
Evaluation: This assignment is worth 50 points. Points will be distributed as follows:
10 pts. each for questions 1-4, 5 pts. for questions 5-6.
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