One standard procedure within every personal training service is the the dreaded body fat test. That’s when we, the trainers, pull out that little pinching device called a caliber and start pinching your body all over the place at different angles. Most of you will be familiar with it. Its a great and efficient way to monitor your success in your health and fitness goals. Whether you’re aiming for fat loss, increase muscle mass, or both, measuring your body fat is critical as it tells us just how much of your body’s weight is from fat, and just how much is from muscle. You want to make sure you’re losing (fat) and/or gaining (muscle) in the right way.
As all hands on work is subject to error more than would be the work of a computer, there is a way to obtain precise testing with greater accuracy, and that is through a body composition scan at Bodycomp Imaging, located on the 7th floor of 890 West Pender Street in downtown Vancouver. Here’s what the experts at Bodycomp Imaging say:
“Bodycomp offers a new way to look at your body. Our scans tell you how much
lean tissue (muscle), fat and bone your body is composed of.
Those three components added together make up your total weight. Using this
information we will calculate your percent fat, bone density, and your
muscle symmetry.
DXA scans are considered the gold standard in body composition measurement.
The process is safe, quick and painless. Repeat scans every three to six
months will allow you to measure changes in muscle and fat mass.
Lean tissue is healthy. Excessive body fat is not. Your scales can’t tell
the difference, but a Bodycomp scan can.”
Although all of our clients undergo bodyfat testing from the staff here at Kalev Personal Training, some clients who are that extra bit serious about decreasing their body fat go the extra mile and go for a scan at Bodycomp Imaging. Its a great idea.
Vancouver Personal Trainer Andrew Ahlsten- Kalev Training in Yaletown
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