weight management is on a lot of
people’s minds these days hi I’m Rebecca
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re learning that there’s more
to health than the numbers on the scale
can you talk about the difference
between losing weight and losing fat
losing weight is doesn’t matter where
it’s coming from you’re going to scale
your whoever is 150 pounds in the next
month they’re 145 pounds they’ve lost 5
pounds of weight or body weight this may
make some people very happy but in other
cases it may not be the best way to look
at it it doesn’t make a subdivision
between if it’s fat weight or if it’s
lean weight we talk about body fat
percentage what does that mean exactly
body fat percentage is pretty much just
that it’s the percentage of your body’s
weight that is fats is there a magic
number that is the right number the
range for men we’ll say in the young
adult category let’s say you know
teenager 20s – let’s say mid 30s the
range there would be something like 14
to 17 women would be something like
maybe 23 22 to 26 percent so can we see
this in action yes definitely this is
Veronica and I’m gonna do the
calculations once I’ve gotten the skin
folds from her so let’s start off here
with a triceps skinfold Veronica just
turned slightly to this side over here
and you totally relaxed with your arm
I’m going to find anatomical landmark up
with the shoulder elbow find the mid
points try to separate the skin away
from the muscle tissue set the caliper
on release wait for the needle to stop
and then write that number down I’ll do
two to three measures at the same spot
to ensure consistency I mean actually
jot down the distance so that I can
repeat the exact same distance next time
next one turns slightly this way just at
the edge of the shoulder blade and then
getting the reading write that down so
when he was going to be front of the arm
bicep measurement again using a landmark
of the top of the shoulder the elbow
oh and getting the midpoints 5u2
all right next measurement I’ll ask you
or place your shouldered up to there and
this is going to be a side measurement
here just above the iliac crest arm
comes down next one just angle a bit
towards me this is going to be just
beside the belly button for this next
measurement it’s a mid thigh so to get
the midpoint I’m going to use an
anatomical landmark at the hip and
another here at the kneecap half of that
is 22.5 make a note of that for future
and now measure at that spot but before
I do so you will have to stand in a
particular way it’s going to be um just
having the heel in the air with the toes
remaining flat exactly so next is for
the calf and for this one like like for
you to place your foot on the chair
excellent and finding midpoint calf
belly that is it for the measures thanks
Veronica the next it was going to be to
put these numbers into an equation I’m
going to select an equation that’s
appropriate for the subject so what if
we found out well we’ve discovered here
with the calculations and the measures
we’ve taken Veronica’s body fat
percentage is that 19% is good it’s an
indication of someone who is in athletic
mode and something that is taking good
care and attention f4x doing exercise
and doing it regularly eating well and
doing it regularly now with a body
weight of about 120 pounds 23 of your
pounds is of fat and the rest is the
rest of the body is considered lean mass
or non fat mass so your picture is
bright and showing some good health
healthy Abbas that you’re following
people’s minds these days hi I’m Rebecca
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re learning that there’s more
to health than the numbers on the scale
can you talk about the difference
between losing weight and losing fat
losing weight is doesn’t matter where
it’s coming from you’re going to scale
your whoever is 150 pounds in the next
month they’re 145 pounds they’ve lost 5
pounds of weight or body weight this may
make some people very happy but in other
cases it may not be the best way to look
at it it doesn’t make a subdivision
between if it’s fat weight or if it’s
lean weight we talk about body fat
percentage what does that mean exactly
body fat percentage is pretty much just
that it’s the percentage of your body’s
weight that is fats is there a magic
number that is the right number the
range for men we’ll say in the young
adult category let’s say you know
teenager 20s – let’s say mid 30s the
range there would be something like 14
to 17 women would be something like
maybe 23 22 to 26 percent so can we see
this in action yes definitely this is
Veronica and I’m gonna do the
calculations once I’ve gotten the skin
folds from her so let’s start off here
with a triceps skinfold Veronica just
turned slightly to this side over here
and you totally relaxed with your arm
I’m going to find anatomical landmark up
with the shoulder elbow find the mid
points try to separate the skin away
from the muscle tissue set the caliper
on release wait for the needle to stop
and then write that number down I’ll do
two to three measures at the same spot
to ensure consistency I mean actually
jot down the distance so that I can
repeat the exact same distance next time
next one turns slightly this way just at
the edge of the shoulder blade and then
getting the reading write that down so
when he was going to be front of the arm
bicep measurement again using a landmark
of the top of the shoulder the elbow
oh and getting the midpoints 5u2
all right next measurement I’ll ask you
or place your shouldered up to there and
this is going to be a side measurement
here just above the iliac crest arm
comes down next one just angle a bit
towards me this is going to be just
beside the belly button for this next
measurement it’s a mid thigh so to get
the midpoint I’m going to use an
anatomical landmark at the hip and
another here at the kneecap half of that
is 22.5 make a note of that for future
and now measure at that spot but before
I do so you will have to stand in a
particular way it’s going to be um just
having the heel in the air with the toes
remaining flat exactly so next is for
the calf and for this one like like for
you to place your foot on the chair
excellent and finding midpoint calf
belly that is it for the measures thanks
Veronica the next it was going to be to
put these numbers into an equation I’m
going to select an equation that’s
appropriate for the subject so what if
we found out well we’ve discovered here
with the calculations and the measures
we’ve taken Veronica’s body fat
percentage is that 19% is good it’s an
indication of someone who is in athletic
mode and something that is taking good
care and attention f4x doing exercise
and doing it regularly eating well and
doing it regularly now with a body
weight of about 120 pounds 23 of your
pounds is of fat and the rest is the
rest of the body is considered lean mass
or non fat mass so your picture is
bright and showing some good health
healthy Abbas that you’re following
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