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MALES ATHLETES
What is natural body size?
Our bodies do not have one weight that they keep
for their lifetime. Our weight will change as
we grow, age, are sick, have children, and go
through physical changes. We can also have dramatic
daily and monthly weight changes.
Between
the ages of 9 and 20 years, it is normal and
healthy for a male to gain (on average) 40
kg (88 pounds) and to grow as many as 42 cm.
(18 inches) during those growing years.
(National Centre
for Health Statistics). |
There is not one weight that is right for our
bodies – there is a natural weight range.
Our body weight range (and body shape) has been
genetically passed on to us by our parents and
grandparents.
Just like our height, eye colour or shoe size,
we have little control over what our adult weight
and shape will be.
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