Body Composition 101: The Beginner’s Guide

Steve Grant
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February 15, 2023
Body Composition 101: The Beginner’s Guide

At your recent physical, your doctor mentions that you should get body composition tested. You’ve overheard trainers tell their clients how much their body composition has improved. You keep seeing the term pop up on fitness or health blogs (likeyours truly). You may smile and nod knowingly when it comes up in conversation, but secretly, deep down, you’ve always been thinking:“What exactly is body composition?”If this sounds like you, fear not, you’re in the right place.Body composition analysis is a trending topic in health, medicine, and fitness because it is a whole body assessment that gives you the blueprint for improving your health.

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Think about when you take your car into the shop for an inspection. In order to examine the condition of the car, the mechanic opens the hood, checks the fluids, and inspects the working components.Body composition analysis is the same idea, except instead of examining your engine oil level or testing the battery life, you are getting a measurement of your fat, muscle mass, and body water levels.By “looking under the hood” and understanding what areas you need to improve on in order to achieve a healthy body composition, you will look and feel so much better!

This Is What You Are Made Of

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