Aiming for a slimmer and healthier body? Contrary to what you might think, the scales and the mirror don’t tell the whole story. With a body composition measurement, you can quickly see the effects of a lifestyle change and make the right choices.
There are many reasons for weight loss and lifestyle changes, but feeling better and being healthier are often the most important. That’s why the scale and mirror alone are a poor measure of lifestyle change – they don’t tell you much about your health.
Body composition measurement helps you understand your health and your individual ideal weight. Typically, ideal weight is determined by a body mass index (BMI), but BMI does not give a complete picture of a person’s health and the factors that influence it. Bodymaja’s body composition measurement, on the other hand, takes into account your individual body type and the amount of muscle mass, for example.
In addition, a body composition measurement will tell you exactly what your weight consists of and also give you valuable information about the actual health of your body, such as the amount of harmful visceral fat and your fluid and mineral balance.
Body composition measurement is a good way to monitor the effects of a lifestyle change and improve your motivation to maintain it: you can often see the change faster than the scale and understand the real impact of your choices on your health.
Body composition measurement by Bodymaja provides a similar, easy-to-read report for each measurement, which goes through the results with a comprehensive explanation. The report includes clear graphs of each value and its evolution, as well as instructions on how to interpret the results, making it easy for you to use the information you get. All reports are saved in your My Body account, where you can also track your progress.
It is worth paying particular attention to these values when making a lifestyle change:
Total score
The report gives your InBody score on a scale of 1-100. Your score describes the structure and strength of your body. The score is influenced by muscle and fat mass in relation to your target values. The stronger and more balanced your body composition, the higher your score. A normal range is considered to be between 70 and 90.
Body composition
This section of the My Body report tells you exactly what your measured weight consists of. In addition to your total weight, you’ll find out how much muscle and fat mass your body has and how they’re distributed, harmful visceral fat, as well as water, protein and minerals.
Muscle-fat diagnosis
Muscle fat diagnosis is a good measure for monitoring changes in body composition. In addition to weight, you can see the amount of muscle and fat mass in kilograms. You can also see how much the result differs from normal.
Visceral fat
Visceral fat (better known as visceral fat) refers to the amount of fat accumulated around the internal organs. Visceral fat is one of the best lifestyle variables and the most important health outcome to monitor in the report. High visceral fat is associated with diabetes, metabolic syndrome and many other lifestyle diseases. A healthy limit is defined as less than 100cm2.
Body fat percentage and BMI/FMI
The fat percentage tells you what percentage of your body weight is fat. The target is 10-20% for men and 18-28% for women. BMI gives an overview of body weight in relation to height and helps to assess whether a person is underweight, normal weight or overweight. The FMI, on the other hand, gives a more accurate measure of body fat mass in relation to height, which gives a better picture of actual body composition. The FMI is particularly useful because it distinguishes between fat and muscle, making it better suited to assessing health, especially in people with high muscle mass or low fat mass.
Segmental fat diagnosis
A segmental fat diagnosis tells you how fat is distributed in different parts of your body.
Waist-to-hip ratio
The waist-to-hip ratio compares the waist circumference to the hip circumference. A high figure is a clear indication of excess fat accumulation around the abdomen. Excess fat is always a health risk, and mid-body obesity in particular increases the risk of a wide range of diseases.
Printing target
The weight target section shows the meter’s suggestion for changing weight, fat and muscle. The ideal weight for the weight target is the midpoint of the normal range of the body mass index. If you are within 0-5 kg of your ideal weight, you can consider yourself to be at a normal weight. However, we believe that more important measures of your health than weight include the amount of visceral fat, the amount of muscle mass and fat mass and their distribution in the body.
Body type
Body type describes the structure of the body in terms of body mass index and fat percentage. These two variables can be used to identify different profiles in body composition. The thresholds remain the same throughout adulthood, which is a good thing to bear in mind for older people.
Body phase angle
The phase angle tells you about the health and nutritional status of your cells. A low phase angle is a sign of impaired cell structure, e.g. due to malnutrition or inflammation. This variable is used in particular in hospitals to monitor general health and to verify the effectiveness of nutritional therapy and treatments. The normal phase angle of a healthy person is influenced by several factors, including size, sex and age. Scores above 5 on the InBody measure are normal regardless of background factors.
Calorie consumption in sport
Caloric expenditure in physical activity tells you how much energy a person of your size consumes in different types of physical activity during a half-hour period. The values can be used as a reference for planning energy intake or for assessing the weight loss goal and the impact of exercise and nutrition in achieving it.
The My Body report provides values for a wide range of physical activities, from walking to gym training and cycling, and also includes many everyday activities such as cleaning. This allows you to assess and plan your own exercise habits.
Wide range of blood pressure and compression force*
With Bodymaja’s body composition measurement, you also have the option of a comprehensive blood pressure and compression force measurement. Blood pressure measurement is an important preventive health measure to help assess your cardiovascular health. In addition to blood pressure, we also measure your mean arterial pressure (M.A.P.), heart rate and cardiac workload and oxygen consumption (RPP). Compressive strength measurement provides valuable information, especially about muscle strength in the arms and upper body, but it also reflects your overall muscle tone and functional capacity.
*Comprehensive blood pressure and compression force measurement is only included in the premium membership, other measurement packages are available as an additional service.
In weight loss and lifestyle change, regular monitoring helps you make the right choices and increase motivation.
Bodymaja’s body composition measuring points are located in several shopping centres around Finland, and there is no need to book an appointment, so you can easily take a quick measurement during a shopping trip, for example.
The easiest – and cheapest – way is to buy an unlimited measurement package, so you can have a body composition measurement at any time.
We want to offer you a new way to get an accurate picture of your body composition. With our InBody 770 measurement, you can get to know the inner world of your body and better understand what it needs to function in the best possible way.
Update your information today, measure regularly and give your body the attention it deserves.
Solve problems, achieve your goals and take the first step towards a healthier and more balanced life.
