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Doctors confirm: Maintaining muscle density is more important than ever for a healthy life! Muscle really does matter. A lot! Three new studies, one out of UCLA, one from Harvard and the other from the University of Pennsylvania, confirm it. In fact, muscle matters a lot more than anyone ever knew! According to the research, […]

6 Reasons Why body composition testing with pinch calipers is so inaccurate On a test base of nearly 1,000 tests so far this year, at least 200 of our test clients have indicated that they had recently had their body fat percentage measured by a personal trainer using pinch calipers. Pinch calipers are fine to […]

Will you make a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight? If you do, how will you know if you are losing muscle or fat? Millions will make an annual New Year’s resolution to reduce weight and become more fit. But, virtually no one thinks about the quality or nature of their weight loss. They don’t […]

Did You Know… Lean body mass can actually offset your fat loss on the scale! It’s true. Knowing the make-up of your body with a Bod Pod body composition test is incredibly valuable in helping you manage your health and wellness journey. For example, if you lose 6 pounds on the scale because you have […]

Is your workout making you a calorie burning machine? Ironically, under-eating often results in creating a slowing metabolism. Your body recognizes a caloric deficit and its natural protective mechanism slows down your metabolism. This is often called starvation mode. When you increase your caloric burn rate on workout days or extra active days, your body […]

3 critical facts you need to know about BMI or body composition 1). What exactly is body composition? The human body is made up of two broadly defined parts. Lean body mass includes muscle, bones, tissue and organs. Then, there’s fat. 2). What is RMR or resting metabolic rate? RMR is the amount of calories […]

7 reasons why your body composition metrics matter more as a measure of fitness than your weight The importance of body composition as a true measure of fitness and health has exploded in recent years. The amount of muscle and body fat that we each carry has become increasingly important in identifying peak fitness. In […]

Does muscle really weight more than fat? The quick answer is, yes. By volume, muscle weighs approximately 18% more than fat. All 600 muscles in the human body make up 40% of body weight. Muscle, along with bones, skin, organs and water make up lean body mass. The rest, is fat. Yet ironically, most people […]

Body composition, or fat versus fat-free (lean) mass, reflects the results of a person’s physical activity and nutritional practices. Monitoring body weight alone can be very misleading, because a scale can’t tell the difference between a pound of muscle and a pound of fat. Sedentary people sometimes gain fat and lose muscle without any noticeable […]