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Body image | the way you see your body |
body mass index | a method for assesing your body size by taking your height and weight into account |
Metabolism | the rate at which food is converted into energy |
basal metabolic rate | the rate at which you use energy when completley resting |
what causes your metabolism to increase or decrease? | growth- such as infancy, teen years, or pregnancy high levals of stress over a long period of time sickness increasede activity level |
what influences your body image both internal and external | internal: how you feel about the way you look often especially your wait extgernal: comments of family and friends and images in the media can affect the way you view your self-concept |
how do you develope a positive body image? | 1 accept yourself. inherited characteristics are out of your control 2 understand that body shape changes with growth spurts during adolescent years 3 weight can be adjusted with proper nutrition and good physical activity |
how do you find your healthy weight range? | your healthy range of weight is determind by age, body type,gender, and growth patterns. use the formula to calculate your body mass index |