WHAT WILL BE TESTED?

Body Fat

Body composition testing (or body fat analysis) determines how much of your body is and isn't fat. The non-fat part of your body is called lean tissue, which includes your muscle, water, bone and organs. Lean tissue is known as metabolically active tissue, the tissue that burns calories all day. The more lean tissue you have, the higher your resting metabolic rate will be. The fat part is body fat.

Body fat is a storage form of energy and excess amounts can put pressure on vital organs and potentially cause issues such as diabetes and heart disease. 

Knowing this information is much more accurate for leading a healthy life & looking healthy, than a simple number on a scale which doesn't give away any more information than a simple number. 

This is tested by one of our specially trained PT's by either manual body fat callipers or an electrical impedance machine. Both of which are quick, non-invasive and completely pain free. You don't feel a thing. 

People often say don't rely on scales to see that your body is changing. Use other options too such as waist measurements and before / after photos. While these are great ideas, body fat testing is often thought of as the gold standard in comparison to weighing yourself on scales.  

BMI

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat & risk based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. While not as accurate as body fat analysis is it more commonly used and a numeric score gives an indication of level & from underweight to obese. This test is compete by out PT who takes measurements and uses a specific calculation. 

This result will give you a good indication of where you are now and how to progress to meet your goals.  

BLOOD PRESSURE

A simple blood pressure and heart rate test using our OMRON equipment, similar to that used in many NHS establishments can reassure you or highlight many health risk factors. 

High or low blood pressure can affect many health issues and our trained staff can advise which routes can be taken to ensure optimum blood pressure for great health. 

High blood pressure is linked to many poor health risk factors including increased risk of a heart attack. 

Also, during your consultation with our professional we will also speak about other concerns and give advice in areas such as lifestyle & exercise, work commitments, diet & nutrition, family history and other subjects which may have a negative impact on your health and wellbeing. 

We will highlight your good points and help you understand your bad while giving your ideas about alternatives.