Body Composition Indicators

• BMI (Body Mass Index) is calculated based on a person’s height, weight and gender and it is an index of general body fatness. The BMI indicates whether you are underweight, average, overweight or obese according to the index ranges defined by the World Health Organisation.

 

• Body Age is based on the user gender, height, weight, skeletal mass, fat mass and muscle mass. The ideal result of this calculation would be to get a body age as close as possible to your real age. The good news about this indicator is that, unless it happens with your calendar age, your body age can be modified and you can even get younger by changing your diet and exercising habits.

 

• Body Fat Percentage is the amount of fat tissue in your body expressed as a percentage of your total weight. Body composition monitors display a classification of whether your fat percentage is within a healthy range according to your height, weight and gender.

 

• Bone Mass Percentage is the weight of your bones expressed as a percentage of your total weight.

 

• Metabolic age is calculated comparing a person’s metabolic rate with the metabolic rate of the same age group. It is a fitness indicator.

 

• Resting Metabolism is the amount of energy your body needs to spend to maintain its vital functions. This figure together with the amount of energy you spend on your daily routines and exercising gives the total calorie intake you should have daily either to maintain your weight or losing it.

 

• Skeletal Muscle Percentage is the weight of your muscle tissue (the muscles next to the bones) in your body expressed as a percentage of your total weight. If you are on a weight-loss diet, it is important that you monitor that you are not losing skeletal muscle mass.Most of the ultra-quick aggresive lose weight diets will make you lose weight by reducing your muscle mass instead of burning the excess of fat in your body. Losing weight in a healthy way is about reducing only body fat percentage. So it is important to track this body indicator if you are dieting to make sure your diet is suitable for you and if necessary, increase the amount of exercising you do so you maintain or increase your muscle mass.

 

• Visceral Fat Percentage is the fat around vital organs in the abdominal area expressed as a percentage. A high percentage of visceral fat is closely related to serious health problems such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, coronary risk, etc. Therefore to be able to check if your visceral fat percentage are within the healthy range allows you to take the necessary measures in your eatings habits and lifestyle to reduce potential health risks.

 

• Body Water Percentage is the quantity of water in the body expressed as a percentage of the total body weight. The quantity of water in an adult person could be as much as 60% of the total weight, though this figure varies according to a person physical condition and age.Keeping a good hydration level is vital for all our body organs to function properly.We lose fluids mainly through urine and sweat. A safe way of keeping a healthy hydration level in our body is not to wait until you feel thirsty, but drink and eat water-rich food like vegetables and fruit often during the day. When we feel thirsty, what we are getting is a warning signal from our body to replenish the hydration level. As we get older the level of water in the body decreases and also elderly people tend to have a lower perception of feeling thirsty. This is one of the reasons the elderly risk of dehydration is higher than in younger healthy adults.