Which term describes the percentages of fat, bone, water, and muscle in the human body?

• A. Body Composition
• B. Power
• C. Agility
• D. Balance

Answer: (A)

Body composition describes how your body mass is divided among fat, bone, water, and lean tissue like muscle. It focuses on the proportions or percentages of these components rather than total weight alone. This matters because two people can weigh the same but have very different amounts of fat and muscle, which affects health and athletic performance. For example, more muscle and less fat generally improves strength and metabolism. The other terms refer to different aspects of fitness: power is about how much work you can do quickly, agility is about rapid direction changes, and balance is about staying stable. Body composition is the term that specifically captures the relative amounts of fat, bone, water, and muscle in the body.