InBody Score: Don’t train without it! Here’s why…
WHAT IS AN INBODY SCORE?
AND HOW CAN IT HELP ME ASSESS MY FITNESS TRAINING?
As a personal trainer at Functional Elements, data is critical. Why? Well, we cannot quantify what is not measured. Without periodic assessments and collecting strategic data from our clients, prescribing personal training programs is just a guess.
And what’s the main tool we use to collect such data? The InBody scan.
Clients simply step on, hold the handles for under a minute, and a plethora of key data – ranging from body fat and skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat level and basal metabolic rate – is generated.
Having this data at our fingertips for clients has helped us as personal trainers become even more effective, efficient and accurate. The scan even produces an overall ‘InBody Score’ that summarizes body composition including muscle, fat and water. We use that score with each client as an important benchmark between new training programs.
HOW IS THE INBODY SCORE CALCULATED?
The InBody score is calculated by comparing your body fat and lean body mass to healthy averages.
These healthy averages use standard weight determined by BMI (set at 22 kg/m² for males and 21.5 kg/m² for females) and body fat percentage (set as 15% for males and 23% for females).
The baseline InBody score is set at 80. Points are added to 80 when an individual has a greater healthy average amount of lean body mass or lower than healthy average amount of fat mass compared to someone with the same height and gender.
Points are subtracted from 80 when an individual has a lower than healthy average amount of lean body mass or higher than a healthy average amount of body fat mass compared to someone with the same height and gender.
HOW TO INTERPRET AN INBODY SCORE?
Scores above 80 points are considered to have a body composition balance. Scores below 80 points are considered to have less balanced composition of muscle and fat.
A score between 70-79 is considered average for a reasonably balanced person.
A score below 60 is considered a health risk.
A higher score indicates that you are healthy, active, and fit. A lower score indicates a lack of muscle or a tendency to be extremely underweight or overweight.
HOW CAN AN INBODY SCORE BE IMPROVED?
Gaining muscle and reducing body fat over time will increase your score. This is easier said than done, but as we always preach, BE CONSISTENT.
Consistency with training, nutrition, and recovery is the key for improvement. Develop healthy routines and your body, mind, and InBody score will greatly benefit.
Bottom line? The days of the scale as the key evaluation tool for fitness results are over. There are simply too many other data points that are as, or more important, than weight, that need to be factored in to results and evaluation.
The InBody s definitely your friend when it comes to fitness. At Functional Elements we offer InBody scans to the public whether you continue to train with us or not, and we have several people that simply come in three to four times per year to benchmark. If we can help you, let us know (it’s what we do!).
Remember …
Give Your Body What It Needs, When It Needs It.
Tony Muyco III, CSCS, PPSC, PPSC*KB, CFSC
Functional Elements Training and Nutrition
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