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In the ACSM’s health-related physical fitness assessment, how is a test participant's body composition measured?Multiple choice question.By using body mass index and waist-to-hip ratioBy adding the triceps and subscapular skinfold measurementsBy adding four skinfold sites—abdomen, ilium, triceps, and thighBy using body mass index and waist circumference

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In the ACSM’s health-related physical fitness assessment, how is a test participant's body composition measured?Multiple choice question.By using body mass index and waist-to-hip ratioBy adding the triceps and subscapular skinfold measurementsBy adding four skinfold sites—abdomen, ilium, triceps, and thighBy using body mass index and waist circumference

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The body composition of a test participant in the ACSM's health-related physical fitness assessment is measured by adding four skinfold sites—abdomen, ilium, triceps, and thigh. This method is based on the principle that the amount of subcutaneous fat is proportional to the total amount of body fat. Therefore, by measuring the skinfold thickness at these four sites, an estimate of the total body fat can be made.

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