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Within four minutes, Bodyscan DEXA (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) measures your entire body composition showing exactly how much muscle and fat you have, as well as revealing your bone density. Ageing often sees us leading more sedentary lives and putting on weight feels inevitable, bringing with it increased risk of associated conditions like diabetes, strokes and heart attacks. Knowing exactly what\u2019s going on inside your body can give you the hard evidence to try and change it for the better.<\/p>\n

Insight<\/h3>\n

Phil Chant brought Bodyscan to the UK after discovering the technology in Australia:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the land of the beautiful people and I soon realised I needed a better body for Bondi beach.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A keen gym-goer, Chant employed a personal trainer but was surprised when Bodyscan revealed high levels of visceral fat, the dangerous kind surrounding internal organs, leading him to ditch his trainer. \u201cAnyone can see your body\u2019s exterior but the scan gave me insight and motivation to change my body for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sedentary<\/h3>\n

For anyone relying on scales or who thinks their BMI (body mass index – a measure that uses your height and weight to calculate if your weight is healthy) is enough, Chant has disturbing news: \u201cBMI is totally misleading and a pointless obsession. It\u2019s useless in telling you how much fat you\u2019re carrying. If you exercise and build muscle, it weighs more than fat, so scales simply show weight gain.\u201d It\u2019s body composition, building muscle whilst losing fat, which is key to good health says Chant who sees growing numbers of older clients – in their fifties and beyond – who are doing exactly that. \u201cYears ago, at the age of sixty you might have only had ten years left, but today\u2019s over-sixties could have forty years left so they want to be in the best shape possible. We all tend to be more sedentary as we get older. We move less, lift things less as we\u2019re more cautious, and it\u2019s then that you can lose muscle and in women especially, visceral fat levels can rise dramatically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bone density<\/h3>\n

Discovering your bone density is another vital part of the jigsaw that Bodyscan helps with and again this is especially relevant for older women who are at greater risk of fractures. \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to tell what state your bones are in. You don\u2019t know until you fall over and break something,\u201d says Chant who measures each client\u2019s data against others in their age group so that they can see how they rank. Many older clients have drastically improved their lean muscle and reduced fat levels after undergoing scans says Chant: \u201cRemember it\u2019s not about weight, it\u2019s about body composition, and you can improve your body at any age.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bodyscan starts from \u00a3159 including a personal consultation and is available in London only. Call: 020 3490 4171 or visit bodyscanuk.com<\/a><\/p>\n

By Ginetta Vedrickas\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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