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Understanding Your Health Check Results
Had your health check? Great! Now get to understand your results on a deeper level and learn how to improve your health stats.
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What your Health Check Numbers Mean
Even though the health check only takes seconds, you get an incredible amount of data which gives a great amount of insight into your overall health.
Below, we’ve broken down what each result means and how it relates to your overall health.
You can also check out the video of our Lead Pracitioner, Jordan, talking you through what results mean in more detail.
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Body Type
As a general guideline, we recommend ‘Standard’ to most users. Athlete mode is only for individuals who carry out more than 10 hours of intensive aerobic exercise a week and who have a resting heartbeat of under 60bpm.
Body Fat % and Fat Mass
Body fat percentage is the amount of fat as a proportion of your body weight. Fat mass is the actual weight of fat in your body. Body fat is vital to basic bodily functions such as regulating body temperature, storing vitamins and cushioning joints. Yet, too much fat can damage your health.
Fat Free Mass
Fat free mass is everything in the body that is not fat; muscle, water, bone, connective tissue etc. Muscle acts as the body’s natural ‘fat-burning engine’, therefore it is important to maintain or even gain healthy muscle mass when dieting or exercising.
Muscle Mass
Muscles play an important role as they act as the body’s engine in consuming energy (calories). As you exercise more, your muscle mass increases, which in turn accelerates the rate of energy or calories consumed. Increasing muscle mass will raise your metabolic rate, helping you to reduce excess body fat levels and lose weight the healthy way. Muscle mass varies from person to person, therefore your results are only a guide should you wish to monitor your progress as a result of increased physical activity.
Total Body Water and %
Total body water is the weight of water in your body. Total body water percentage (TBW%) is the total amount of fluid in the body expressed as a percentage of the total weight. Being well hydrated will help concentration levels, sports performance and general wellbeing.
Bone Mass
Based on research findings there is a close correlation with bone and FFM (fat free mass). The development of muscle tissue through exercise has been shown to encourage stronger, healthier bones. It’s important that you should aim to develop and maintain healthy bones through plenty of exercise along with a calcium-rich diet. There is no healthy range or target for bone mass but the regular Health Checks allow you to monitor any changes over time.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the daily minimum level of energy or calories needed at rest for your body to
function effectively. A person with a high BMR can burn more calories at rest than a person with a low BMR.
Metabolic Age
Metabolic age rating indicates what age your BMR is currently rated at compared to other age groups. If the age indicated is higher than your actual age then you need to improve your BMR by increasing exercise levels. Building muscle will burn more calories, even at rest!
Visceral Fat Rating
Visceral fat is the harmful fat in the stomach area, surrounding the vital organs. Ensuring you have a healthy level reduces the risk of certain conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.
Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI gives you an idea of whether you are underweight, overweight or an ideal weight for your height. It is
a useful measurement for most people over 18, but there are limitations to this system. For instance, adults with a very athletic build (e.g. professional athletes) could show as overweight. This is because muscle weighs more than fat and BMI does not take this into account. If you’re pregnant, the BMI does not apply.
Indicator
The indicator guides are a visual way of checking your results and monitoring your improvement. The minus and plus symbol shows there is room for improvement.
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels. During
each heartbeat BP varies between a maximum (systolic) and a minimum (diastolic) pressure. BP is measured on the inside of the elbow at the brachial artery, which is the upper arm’s major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. BP is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure over diastolic pressure (mmHg), e.g. 120/80.
Resting Heart Rate
This is the number of times the heart beats every minute when relaxing. At rest, the heart normally beats at around 72 beats per minute. The lower the resting heart rate the fitter the individual usually is.