Body fat is essential for maintaining body temperature cushioning joints and protecting internal organs. 3d body scanners use infrared sensors to get a detailed look at the shape of your body the sensors generate a 3 d model of your body.
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How to scan body measurement. Muscle mass includes the skeletal muscles smooth muscles such as cardiac and digestive muscles and the water contained in these muscles. Muscles act as an engine in consuming energy. Share scan data obtained on your device automatically with on line or off line vendors by approving a sharing request. We offer the absolute gold standard in body composition analysis using the lunar prodigy ge dexa scanner. As your muscle mass increases the rate at which you burn energy calories increases which accelerates your basal metabolic rate bmr and helps you reduce excess body fat levels and lose weight in a healthy way. 99 measurement reliability.
8 video lessons each 10 mins in length. Body fat mass is the actual weight of fat in your body. A shared 3d body can be then viewed on any device using 3d visualization. In stykus case circumference measurements of the body captured in stykus 3d body scan are applied to an equation that styku derived using hundreds of subjects scanned in a dexa machine. There are several techniques you could use to measure body fat. Challenge and analytics reports for staffowners.
Reports for progress scan body comp and more. Body composition testing or body fat testing measures the amount of body fat and fat free mass also referred to as lean tissue muscle mass body water bone and organs in the body. Dexa stands for dual energy x ray absorptiometry and the device is an x ray machine you lay down on as x rays are passed over your body. Staff receive a digital certificate building confidence and adding to their credentials. Fitness enthusiasts athletes and dieter often use body composition scans to get a baseline of where they are now and to objectively measure their progress. Dexa dxa scan bod pod test underwater weighing calipers and bathroom scales.
With dexa we can measure your lean mass body fat percentage bone density as well as your visceral adipose tissue which is the fat surrounding your internal organs. Body fat percentage is the proportion of fat to the total body weight. The energy or calories our body needs comes from what we eat and drink. Share your 3d body and body measurements by email text or post to facebook and twitter. For some devices you stand on a rotating platform for. A basic way to measure body fat percentage is by using a soft tape measure like the kind youd use for sewing to record measurements of different parts of the body.
Dexa scan gives you the most precise information about you body fat muscle and bone composition and lets you track changes in body composition over time.