Name _________________________ Section _________
a. Record your height in inches. ____ inches
b. Record your weight in pounds. ____ pounds
BODY MASS INDEX (kg/m2)
19 20 21
22 23 24
25 26 27
28 29 30
35 40
Height
(inches) Body Weight (pounds)
58 91
96 100 105 110 115
119 124 129 134 138
143 167 191
59 94
99 104 109 114 119
124 128 133 138 143
148 173 198
60 97 102
107 112 118 123 128
133 138 143 148 153
179 204
61 100 106
111 116 122 127 132
137 143 148 153 158
185 211
62 104 109
115 120 126 131 136
142 147 153 158 164
191 218
63 107 113
118 124 130 135 141
146 152 158 163 169
197 225
64 110 116
122 128 134 140 145
151 157 163 169 174
204 232
65 114 120
126 132 138 144 150
156 162 168 174 180
210 240
66 118 124
130 136 142 148 155
161 167 173 179 186
216 247
67 121 127
134 140 146 153 159
166 172 178 185 191
223 255
68 125 131
138 144 151 158 164
171 177 184 190 197
230 262
69 128 135
142 149 155 162 169
176 182 189 196 203
236 270
70 132 139
146 153 160 167 174
181 188 195 202 207
243 278
71 136 143
150 157 165 172 179
186 193 200 208 215
230 286
72 140 147
154 162 169 177 184
191 199 206 213 221
258 294
73 144 151
159 166 174 182 189
197 204 212 219 227
265 302
74 148 155
163 171 179 186 194
202 210 218 225 233
272 311
75 152 160
168 176 184 192 200
208 216 224 232 240
279 319
76 156 164
172 180 189 197 205
213 221 230 238 246
287 328
c. Using the above chart, record your Body Mass Index (BMI)
____ kg/m2
WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION BY BMI
BMI Females Weight Classification
BMI Males
<19.1
Underweight
<20.7
19.2-25.9
Acceptable weight
20.8-26.5
25.9-27.4
Marginally overweight 26.5-27.9
27.4-32.3
Overweight
27.9-31.2
32.3-44.9
Severely overweight
31.2-45.5
>44.9
Morbidly obese
>45.5
d. Using your BMI, record your weight classification using the above chart.
Weight Classification = ___________________________
PERCENT BODY FAT AS ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLDS
a. Record three trials at each of the three skinfold sites and average the three readings (If one reading is drastically different then the others, throw it out and average two).
Trial #1 Trial #2
Trial #3 Average
Triceps (women)
Chest (men)
____ ____
____
_____
Supraillium (women)
Abdomen (men)
____ ____
____
_____
Thigh (women & men)
____ ____
____
_____
b. Record the SUM of the three averages.
SUM of Skinfolds = _____
c. Use the SUM of Skinfolds to estimate your percentage of body fat using Table 7-5 on page 209 of our text for men, or Table 7-6 on page 210 for women.
Estimated Percent Body Fat = ________ percent.
PERCENT BODY FAT CLASSIFICATION
Females
Classification
Males
< 16%
Lean
< 10%
17-23%
Optimal
11-15%
24-25%
Average
16-18%
26-31%
Borderline
19-24%
32-37%
Moderately Obese 25-30%
> 38%
Excessively Obese > 30%
d. Using the above chart, record your percent body fat classification.
Percent Body Fat Classification = ________________________
e. Do you feel the BMI and Skinfold assessments are accurate measures
of your body composition? Why or why not?