Fit Body

Body composition describes the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in your body.These percentages provide an overall view of your health and fitness in relation to your weight, health, and age.Weight and fat are often used together, but they are not interchangeable. Being overweight does not imply obesity - in FACT, many physically fit people are overweight due to muscle gain. However, being "overfat" poses health risks ranging from heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. On the other hand, avoid being "underfat." Body fat does have some benefits, not the least of which is energy storage and maintaining body temperature. Being overweight or underweight are characteristics depending on many factors: you are genetically overweight if you have a family History of overweight parents/relatives. Also, the nervous system plays an important role in balancing the body weight: serotonin and endorphins send signals to the brain that induce the need to eat or on the contrary. One of the basic components of a fitness program is weight training. It is the systematic lifting of weights to strengthen and tone specific parts of the body. Another major component for a fit body is the dietary schedule. It is the intake of recommended food while one is undergoing a fitness program. Food fulfills the bodily requirements of structural components. It must be rich in carbohydrates for the energy purposes and proteins to build the body tissues. For more info, download Fit Body.