The importance of Sleep on muscle gain.
Does sleep have any effect on your muscles? Our Sports Scientists hear all the time from clients that their sleeping patterns are poor. Late nights out, working late, mind racing when your head hits the pillow etc. Can you relate? It is very well known and documented that sleep plays a crucial part of humans’ […]
Light vs Heavy Weight
The best way to build muscle mass, a new research article.
ACHIEVING RESULTS THROUGH DEXA
ACHIEVING RESULTS THROUGH DEXA. Congrats to Pretty P, Body Measure’s client of the month for November! She has achieve great results in the past year. Pretty has reduced her body fat percentage from 18.9% to a lean 15.5% You can see on Pretty’s latest DEXA scan she now has a very visible waist line and […]
POWER OF PERSISTENCE
Congrats to our first client of the month! Elaine is a client of ours at Body Measure, Crow’s Nest and has been coming since Jan 2015. She is a great example of what perseverance and consistently measuring your results can do. We see so many clients start and give up. Those that get measured regularly […]
Not happy with your DEXA scan results? It’s not personal
We’ll be upfront. Having a DEXA scan can sometimes be a bit confronting. Knowing EXACTLY how much fat is on your body, how much of your weight is fat or muscle, and where you are storing fat can sometimes feel like a bit too much information. But, here’s the thing to remember – it’s just […]
What’s more important – diet or exercise?
It’s a question we regularly hear when clients come in for a DEXA scan: “What’s more important, diet or exercise?” The short answer is they both are. But you’re not reading this for the short answer, are you? And if you’ve been trying to run your way into a smaller clothing size, then you’re probably […]
Get a picture of your bone health
How healthy are your bones? Do you even think about your bones? After all, bones are hidden away, just doing their thing. This week, 3 to 9 August 2015, it’s Healthy Bone Action Week, so we’re asking you to think about how strong your bones are. Most people don’t know how many crucial functions your […]
Intramuscular fat- how much do you have?
Did you know our DEXA machine is the ONLY machine that can measure INTRAMUSCULAR FAT? Intramuscular fat is the fat in your muscles, rather than the fat under the skin and for a long time has been largely ignored. It’s often referred to as intramuscular triglycerides, which help to provide fuel to the body. But, […]
Fat: Making friends with this former dietary enemy
For years, we were told that eating fat was turning us all into fatty boombaladas, causing heart disease and sending us to an early grave. And so, everyone turned to the low-fat and no-fat “foods” that flooded the market. But what happened? The obesity epidemic didn’t subside. No, obesity levels have continued to increase with […]
Protein powders – do you need one and how to choose one
No longer just a mainstay of bodybuilders, protein powders have gone mainstream with shelves of them in supermarkets across the country. But a lot of the people we see in the clinic are confused about if, which and how they should be using protein powders. In this blog post, we’ll try to clear up this […]