BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS (BCA)
Do you
know the answer to these vital statistics:
· Your % of Muscle Mass ?
· Your % of Fat Mass ?
· Your % of Bone Mass ?
· Your level of hydration ?
· Your basal metabolic rate ?
· Your metabolic age ?
· Your physique rating on a scale of 1-9 ?
· Your visceral fat rating?
This
invaluable twenty minute check-up will give you answers to the following:
· Do you have enough muscle mass to create long
lasting energy and burn fat?
· Are you carrying a dangerous amount of fat in
the visceral (abdominal) region?
· Is your metabolism too slow?
· Are you in danger of developing osteoporosis?
· Are your cells dehydrated?
The benefits from the information gained from this quick Health Appraisal are wide and numerous and can be used to identify many underlying problems that you may not even be aware of.
Please find below examples of two Body Composition Assesments.
THE TALE OF TWO BODY COMPOSITION
ASSESSMENTS
| Male
aged 45 |
|
Female aged
36 |
Weight 76.9 kg
Height 184
cm Healthy Range
Body
Fat 14.8% (11 - 22%)
Total
Body Water 58.4% (50 - 65%)
Visceral
Fat Mass 6 (1 - 12)
Muscle
Mass 62.3 kg
Physique
Rating 5 (5 - 9)
Bone
Mass 3.3 kg (2.7 - 3.6)
Metabolic
Age 23 (13 - 40)
|
|
Weight
50kg
Height
166 cm Healthy
Range
Body
Fat 16.9 % (21 – 33 %)
Total
Body Water 56.8 % (45 – 60 %)
Visceral
Fat Mass 1 (1 -12)
Muscle
Mass 37 kg
Physique Rating 8 (5 – 9)
Bones
Mass 2 kg (1.5 – 1.7 kg)
Metabolic
Age 12 (13 – 40) |
|
The
male featured above has a physique rating of 5 which indicates that he has average
levels of both body fat and muscle mass.
He is well hydrated and has a
metabolism of someone half his age.
(Ordinarily our metabolic rate slows down as we age but this individual
is burning fat like a 23 year old!) The
other exciting feature of this body composition assessment is that he has a
visceral fat mass rating of 6 out of 12 which is fantastic. This places him in the middle of the healthy
range for abdominal fat mass which reduces his risk of developing heart
disease, type II diabetes and cancer considerably. This is also important in
helping to maintain healthy testosterone levels which generally decline after
40.
|
|
The
female featured above has a physique rating of 8 which indicates that she is a
thin and muscular athlete. This means
that she a lower percentage of body fat and adequate muscle mass. In terms of
abdominal fat she is at the extreme end of the healthy fat range rating 1 out
of 12. Her metabolism is burning fat like a 12 year old! Interestingly, her
bone mass is higher than the healthy range which is supported by a healthy
amount of muscle mass promoted by weight baring exercise.
|
PHYSIQUE RATINGS:
1 Small Frame Obese 6. High Muscle & Average Body Fat
(Athlete)
Hidden Obese Standard
Muscular
2 Medium Frame Obese 7 Thin Low Muscle & Low Fat
Obese Thin
3 Large Frame Obese 8 Thin & Muscular (Athlete)
Solidly
Built Thin
& Muscular
4. Low Muscle & Average Body Fat 9 Very Muscular (Athlete)
Under
Exercised Very
Muscular
5. Average Muscle & Average Body Fat
Standard
OPTIMAL BODY WATER PERCENTAGES:
Males 50 – 65 %
Females 45 – 60 %
VISCERAL FAT RATINGS:
Healthy 1 – 12
Obese 13 - 59
