Body composition analysis

General preparation:

• The measurement is taken by bare feet, do not lubricate them with cream that day.
• Cell phones or other electronic devices, such as watches, and metal objects, such as keys, should be put away from the body for the test.
• The test can be done at any time of the day and requires no special preparation. However, it is worth taking a control measurement under similar conditions - same device, time of day.
• On the day of the test, it is advisable to refrain from coffee, strong tea, energy drinks, alcohol. Immediately before the measurement (up to 2 hours) do not eat or drink and do not do intense physical activity.
• Contraindications to the test include metal implants in the body, stents, epilepsy, and pregnancy.

For people in whom very high precision of measurement is required, such as those who practice sports:

• The measurement should be taken after an overnight rest in the morning - fasting or at least 3 hours after the last meal.
• Do not drink at least 2 hours before the measurement.
• Do not drink fluids containing caffeine - coffee, strong tea, energy drinks or alcohol - during the day before the test.
• It is inadvisable to perform the test immediately after intense physical exertion, directly after swimming, bathing, visiting a sauna - the test can be performed about 1 hour after exercise.

Body composition analysis includes measurement of body weight, body fat (kg, %), lean body mass, soft tissue mass, bone mass, total body water, basal metabolism, and estimation of body mass index BMI, visceral fat index, and metabolic age.
The analysis is performed to assess the progress of weight loss treatment, adaptation to sports training, diagnosis of body condition and state of the body with assessment of metabolic age.
Duration of the examination: about 5 min.

Do not take the measurement:

• In pregnant women;
• In people with epilepsy;
• In people with metal implants, such as pacemakers, stents, metal sutures in the heart, other large implants, endoprostheses;
• In people with implanted devices that transmit an electrical signal, e.g., artificial heart, heart-lung;
• In people using various types of electronic stimulators.

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