Our body is the perfect result of our efforts to keep it fit and healthy.
How often do we measure it? Weight, height, BMI are the firsts that come to mind when we talk about measuring ourselves on a health scale. Do they stand tall in identifying the health of our body? It is a question which we tend to ignore or neglect, and just rely on their numbers.
Let’s start with the understanding of these basic parameters. Weight is a concept of mass that defines the heaviness of the body. Height is a vertical measurement defining the stature from head to feet. These two together form the basis of Body Mass Index or BMI; the widely used term.
BMI is an estimate of body fat which can gauge the risk for diseases related with more body fat. The higher the BMI, it increases the risk for certain diseases. BMI estimates the amount of body fat a person carries on the basis of height and weight, and accordingly categorizes people underweight, normal, overweight or obese.
Rationale behind just two categories defining the health status of a person, do you think is appropriate? When one tries to be healthy, they’re most likely wanting to lose fat and gain muscle. But BMI or weight cannot distinguish between fat and muscle, which are very important in determining the health and have different metabolic effects on the body. Thus, BMI does not reflect the accurate measure for a healthy body.
Everybody is different with varied compositions and factors which should be studied to understand the basic fat percentage of the body. Body composition analysis is the new age technology with which one can have a quick run through of their health.
Go beyond these scales and adapt to the latest avant-garde technology for body composition analysis that provides a detailed breakdown of your weight in terms of muscle, fat, and water on an InBody Result Sheet. It includes fat, protein, minerals and body water, hence weighs more accurately than BMI and can show changes in fat mass, muscle mass, and body fat percentage. One can focus on the percentage of body fat they have at their weight. At InBody, it is referred as PBF (percent body fat).
PBF allows to assess the ratio of muscle to fat of your weight so one can set realistic and achievable health goals for themselves. Tracking just the weight or BMI leads to a comparison with someone else, but with PBF one compares to themselves. Thus, focusing on how much quality percentage of mass, muscle and fats are there in the body and not just the quantity.
So, it’s time to take charge and break the barrier of numbers. Know the overall metrics of your body with the simple, convenient and non-invasive technology and measure your whole-body composition. Bring the balance of the body with a comprehensive approach for a healthy body and healthy life.