Introduction: There are more and better ways to assess the shape you are in than going by the numbers on the scale. This site encourages you to stop playing the numbers game (your chances are the same as winning the Lotto) and instead, to consider more accurate ways of determining the shape you are in.

• explain the importance of body composition
• identify various methods of determining body composition

After investigating the information from the website and answering the following questions, use the Waist-to-Hip Ratio method at "Body Composition 1" and the B.M.I calculator at "Body Composition 2" to get a general idea of your own body composition.

Main Site: http://www.ballyfitness.com/rapid_results/expert_advice/articles/

Body Composition 1: http://www.justmove.org/myfitness/actarticles/acbodyframe.cfm?Target=bodycomp.html

Body Composition 2: http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/BMI.html

Question 1: What two factors play a far more important role in your health than weight?

Question 2: Explain why weight is "just a number" and not an accurate means of determining the shape you are in.

Question 3: Compare and contrast the advantages of each of the three methods of assessing body composition.