| Description |
ix, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Body Composition Basics -- Ch. 2. Skinfold Method -- Ch. 3. Bioelectrical Impedance Method -- Ch. 4. Near-Infrared Interactance Method -- Ch. 5. Anthropometric Method -- Ch. 6. Body Composition and Children -- Ch. 7. Body Composition and the Elderly -- Ch. 8. Body Composition and Ethnicity -- Ch. 9. Body Composition and Levels of Body Fatness -- Ch. 10. Body Composition and Athletes -- Ch. 11. Assessing Body Composition Changes -- Appendix A: Quick Reference Guide -- Appendix B: Sources for Body Composition Equipment |
| Summary |
Applied Body Composition Assessment is an excellent reference for exercise scientists, graduate students, nutritionists, physical therapists, and health and fitness professionals who practice body composition assessment in a clinical or research setting |
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What methods and equations are best for estimating the body fat of your clients? Should your client's age, gender, ethnic group, and physical activity level affect the method and equation you select? Applied Body Composition Assessment helps you answer these questions and more. You'll learn the principles underlying skinfold, bioelectrical impedance, near-infrared interactance, and anthropometric methods. You'll also discover how body composition measurements may be used by practitioners in the health and fitness fields, principles for evaluating body composition methods and equations, the potential sources of measurement error for various methods, and statistical techniques used in developing equations. The book even helps you assess specific groups based on age, gender, ethnicity, body fat, and physical activity levels. The Quick Reference Guide features decision trees and equation finders to help you quickly and easily locate the proper method and equation for each client |
| Analysis |
Anthropometry |
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Body Composition |
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Body composition Measurement |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-215) and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-215) and index |
| Subject |
Anthropometry.
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Body composition -- Measurement.
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Body composition.
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Body Composition.
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Anthropometry.
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Anthropometry.
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Body Composition.
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| Author |
Stolarczyk, Lisa M.
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| LC no. |
95033160 |
| ISBN |
0873226534 (case text) |
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