Body Composition Analysis

“Fitness is beyond your weight.”

Get a quick snapshot of your health and fitness with our body composition analysis. Measuring your weight alone doesn’t gauge your overall well-being. A healthy body must have the right balance of fat and non-fat mass. So, here comes the body composition analysis test, which measures the crucial details of the human body - fat percentage, muscle mass, bone density, and water content.

Assessing your body composition helps you evaluate your risk for various health issues, like diabetes, heart problems, obesity, and some cancers, and customise your diet and fitness plans accordingly to achieve your weight-loss goals.

Body Composition Analysis at Meadows Wellness

• We use simple and proven methods for body composition analysis.
• We have a team of expert and well-qualified doctors for body composition analysis. Plus, they follow all the safety protocols to assess your body composition efficiently.
• You can consult our qualified doctors to know more about the procedure before choosing it.

Meadows Wellness, Sector 104 Noida: Methods of Body Composition Analysis

• Body Mass Index (BMI): Generally used, it is your weight in kilograms divided by your height in metres square. The result places you in the category of underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.
• Skinfold Thickness Measurement: It measures the thickness of subcutaneous fat (under the skin) at body sites like the triceps, abdomen, and thigh with callipers. This estimates your body fat percentage.
• Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA):By sending a low-level electric current through the body, it calculates the current resistance through various tissues and analyzes body composition.

Benefits of Body Composition Analysis

• Accurate health assessment: Provides a better and more precise health assessment beyond just your body weight.
• Optimization of fitness training: Gain valuable insights to tailor your diet and fitness training, and achieve your desired health goals.
• Weight management: Differentiate fat loss from muscle loss which helps in healthy weight management.
• Disease Risk Identification:Calculate fat percentage specifically around the abdomen, identify your risk of developing chronic illnesses and take preventive steps timely.
• Give data on your progress in the fitness journey and motivate you to make necessary adaptations.
• Motivation and Accountability:Real data on your body composition motivates you and makes you accountable for achieving your fitness goals.
• Ensures a balanced increase in muscle and fat to achieve optimal health.
• Focusing on balanced body composition encourages a healthier, stronger, and more confident self-image.

How to prepare for body composition analysis?

Depending on the method used, body composition analysis can take a few seconds to a few minutes to provide an accurate result. Keep in mind the following dos and don’ts while going for a body composition analysis.

• Take your meal at least 3 hours before the assessment.
• Get the assessment done before any exercise or workout.
• Wear light-fitted clothes during the assessment.
• Do not take a shower immediately before the assessment.
• Remove all metal objects like belts, jewellery, watches, etc. before stepping onto the analyser.

Additionally, people with a pacemaker or any metal implants in the body, pregnant women, and epileptic people should avoid body composition analysis. People with teeth implants, dental braces, cochlear implants, insulin pumps, and bone-fixing screws can get the analysis.

When do you need a body composition analysis?

Body composition analysis becomes necessary when:

• You want to track your progress after starting a weight loss program.
• You are an athlete and wish to optimise your training and nutrition.
• You wish to evaluate your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
• You have an eating disorder.
• To know you are underweight but choose a weight gain method that doesn’t allow fat accumulation in the body.
• To monitor changes after bariatric surgery and assist in post-operative care.
• To develop practical and achievable fitness targets.

Body Composition Analysis is a data-driven approach to achieving your weight goals and overall well-being.

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Book your body composition scan today and get lasting results in your weight-loss journey and overall health.