Losing weight, but are you losing muscle mass too?
There’s no end of diets and weight loss strategies that promise that you’ll shed x number of kilos in y number of days. ‘Look sexy by Christmas,’ they shout from magazine covers at the supermarket checkout. ‘Drink our shakes and drop two dress sizes by Sunday,’ they claim. And yes, you probably will lose x […]
It’s what’s on the inside that counts: The risks of hidden fat
Do you have a secret killer hiding deep within your abdomen? Visceral fat, or abdominal fat, might be out of sight, but it really shouldn’t be out of mind. Visceral fat is implicated in a wide variety of health problems – much more so than the visible subcutaneous fat you can pinch between your fingers. […]
Direction to Health
Physiotherapist Emma Esslemont recently discovered the huge benefits of getting a Dexa Scan at Body Measure in Crows Nest. Mainly, she loved the fact she was given perspective and direction as to what is needed to be ‘healthier’. She also asks the question: If you knew you were at higher risk of developing chronic disease would […]
DEXA SCANS – GET ACCURATE BODY COMPOSITION!
With summer around the corner many of us are working hard towards getting that beach body. We all know the deal. Increase lean mass and decrease fat. But how do we know if all our hard work is working? How do we know what our current body composition is? How do we measure our progress […]
Visceral Fat and trying to lose weight!
Did you know that having visceral fat can make losing body fat even harder? Although almost everyone has visceral fat in their body, some individuals have a lot more than others. By eating foods that are filled with fatty or sugar based substances, the visceral fat in your system will promote weight gain. Visceral fat, […]
Visceral Fat and Cardiovascular Disease
Not to be confused with the fat that lays directly beneath the skins surface, visceral fat, is fat stored around the organs in the stomach. What a lot of people don’t realize about visceral fat, is that it is directly involved in cardiovascular disease. In fact, a recent study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in […]