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Elucidate the gender differences in physical and physiological parameters.

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Main deferences in physical and physiological Parameters: 

1. Muscular Strength: Females have less muscular mass as compared to males. Males convert more of their caloric intake into muscles while females tend to convert caloric intake more into fat deposit. 

Thus men are physically more stronger than females. 

2. Endurance: Males have large lung volume (i.e., more vital capacity), moreover higher oxygen carrying capacity. This causes more endurance in males. 

3. Sensitivity: It is a fact that females are more sensitive to smell as compared to males. 

4. Flexibility and Speed: Females are more flexible as compared to males whereas males have more speed ability. 

5. Skin: Males have hard, more prone to redness and darker skin, whereas skin of females is soft, sensitive and fair. 

6. Age and Gender: Physical fitness is related to age and gender. It depends on gender difference. Male has more strength and endurance as compared to female and females dominate in flexibility and co-ordination dominating physical activities. 

7. Blood components: Females usually have lower Blood Pressure than males. Males have higher concentration of androgens while females have higher level of estrogens. Females have more WBC (White blood cells), Granulocytes and Lymphocytes; thus females have better immune system than males. 

8. Skeleton difference: Female skeleton is generally lighter, smooth and delicate than males, female pelvis is wider. Males have heavier, longer and stronger bones. 

9. Weight: Males are heavier (about 15% more). i.e. males have more weight as compared to females of same height. 

10. Height and Waist: Males are taller than females (about six inches). On average men have large waist whereas women have wider hips as compared to men.

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