Sports Anthropometry and Body Composition | Making of a Super Athlete

What is Sports Anthropometry and Body Composition? 

Sports Anthropometry is the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body. Anthropometry means the measurements of man, whether living or dead, and consists primarily in the measurements of the dimensions of the body.

Why Sports Anthropometry and Body Composition?

These measurements are essential as they represent diagnostic criteria for obesity, which significantly increases the risk for conditions such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and many more. There is further utility as a measure of nutritional status in children and pregnant women.

Benefits of Sports Anthropometry and Body Composition

• The procedures are simple, safe, non-invasive techniques which are applicable to large sample sizes.
• Readings are numerical and gradable can be interpreted effectively.
• Inexpensive and need minimal training.
• Can be used as a parameter for evaluation of nutrition programmes.
• It indicates the severity of the deficiency.