BODY FAT INDEX

 

DIRECTIONS: Read the following web page.

http://www.turnstep.com/Faq/bodyfatpercentage.html

 

DIRECTIONS: Do the following activity using the body fat caliper.

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/fatcent.htm

 

QUESTIONS:

 

1. What is your percentage of body fat?
2. Is there a more accurate way of measuring body fat, and if so explain.
3. Where do the average male and female fall in the scale do to body fat?
4. Is there a relationship between performance in athletic events and body fat?
5. Does body fat affect performance in thinking events?
6. Could a person survive without fat?
7. What types of food produces body fat?

 

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