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Beyond Body Weight: What Your Body Composition Reveals About Your Health

Beyond Body Weight: What Your Body Composition Reveals About Your Health

Scales are widely available for home use, allowing you to weigh yourself as much or as little as you want. You might enjoy tracking your weight as a weight-loss motivation strategy or occasionally weigh yourself out of curiosity. Regardless of your relationship with the scale, knowing that your body weight has little relevance when assessing your overall health is important. 

A body composition analysis provides more accurate measurements. Unlike a standard scale for body weight, your body composition describes the amount of fat vs. muscle. When you measure your weight using a scale, you won’t know how much your weight is fat versus muscle, bone, and other tissues. 

Leading health and wellness center neXendo Wellness proudly provides expert body composition analysis using a state-of-the-art seca™ scale in Long Island City and Murray Hill, New York. 

Board-certified endocrinologist Anastasios Manessis, MD, and our fitness and nutrition team review your results and help you use them to motivate healthy diet and lifestyle changes. 

When and how to get a body composition analysis

Body composition analysis is a simple and pain-free test provided at neXendo Wellness. Our team may recommend it before you start a continuous care weight management program or another wellness service. 

Along with  metabolic testing, body composition analysis provides valuable information about your current health. These tests also help you set goals, including weight loss and fitness.  

What your body composition analysis tells you

Your body composition analysis results indicate how much fat mass compared to nonfat mass you have. 

Fat mass includes your body’s stored fat, which it uses as an energy source. The nonfat mass consists of all other components and structures. You probably have a lot of muscle if you have a high nonfat mass. That’s why a high number on a standard scale doesn’t necessarily mean you have excessive body fat. 

Your body composition analysis at neXendo Wellness can help us measure your:

Nutritional status

A body composition analysis is a valuable tool for understanding your body fat and developing a healthy eating plan. 

Physical fitness

If you’re an athlete or fitness enthusiast, body composition analysis can help you track the amount of lean muscle you build as you train. 

Overall health status

Significant visceral fat around your organs is a major risk factor for diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and multiple types of cancer

Your body composition analysis can help us determine your overall disease risk, allowing you to take steps to improve your health now and in the future. 

What comes next

Depending on your personal goals and the results of your seca scan, our team offers expert recommendations for reducing body fat, building muscle, and maintaining overall health. 

Whether you’re in for the long haul with a long-term wellness program or just need some direction, we analyze your body composition and provide personalized recommendations. Our team might suggest:

Come in for a personalized health and wellness consultation, including a professional body composition analysis. To schedule an appointment, call neXendo Wellness or book online today.

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