It’s about preventive care and aging. We normally head straight to the GP for all sorts of male issues that arise; Check up’s here and there and a yearly health assessment. But who’s measuring and monitoring your bone density, fat mass and muscle mass each year. It’s certainly not your GP. Not unless they are […]
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We hear all the time whether it be in the gym or over hear someone in the locker room quoting their body fat percentage. Is there anything wrong with this? Well yes, in my opinion there is. Firstly, there are so many different techniques available today to measure your body fat and muscle mass that […]
Heard of Bioelectrical Impedance (BI)? DEXA and BI are definitely not the same thing. Only DEXA gives you truly accurate body composition measurements. Here’s why. We all know gym training can lead to greater fitness, strength, fat loss and health. But how do we measure these changes? That’s why body composition scanning is such a […]
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Concerns about radiation are some of the most frequent questions we get from prospective clients looking to do a DEXA scan. Radiation is all around us, and our bodies safely absorb small amounts of natural radiation (8 microsieverts per day) on a daily basis. Scientists use the unit “sievert” to measure the health risks of […]