During the fall semester of 2014, I was a part of the body
composition group whom measured and recorded body composition of surfers by
using body mass index (BMI), skinfold, and BodPod. According to Lifshitz (2014), the population
worldwide is affected by an obesity epidemic. Moreover, approximately each year
in the United States, 300,000 adults die from issues related to obesity
(Mokdad, et al.). Luckily, exercise had been shown to play an important role in
weight management. Also, engaging in moderate or high intensity exercises
result in reducing body fat and lead to weight loss (Slentz et al., 2004).
Previous research in the field of surfing has only focused on the aspect of competitive surfers; however, less research has been focused on the recreational surfers (Mendez-Villanueva). For our surf study project, we would like to conduct a study to gain data on the body composition of recreational surfers to show recreational surfing is an effective activity in maintaining a healthy body composition. We hypothesize that the average BMI, and body fat percentage (bf %) of recreational surfers fall within the healthy norms; BMI ranging 18 – 24.9 kg/m2; bf% ranging 5 – 23 % (male), and 12 – 32 % (female). Source Lifshitz, F., & Lifshitz, J. (2014). Globesity: The root causes of the obesity epidemic in the USA and now worldwide. 17-34. Retrieved from PubMed. Mokad, A. H. Serdula, M. K., Dietz, W. H., Bowman, B. A., Marks, J. S., & Koplan, J. P. (2000). The continuing epidemic of obesity in the United States. Jama, 284 (13). Mendez, V.A., Perez,L.J., Bishop,D., Fernandez-Garcia,B., Ortolano,R., Leibar,X., & Terrados,N. (2005). Upper body aerobic fitness comparison between two groups of competitive surfboard riders. J Sci Med Sport, 8(1):43-51. Slentz, C. A., Duscha, B. D., Johnson, J. L., Ketchum, K., Aiken, L. B., Samsa, G. P., & Houmard, J. A. (2004, January 12). Effects of the amount of exercise on body weight, body composition, and measures of central obesity. In Archinternmed. Retrieved July 29, 2015 |
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