Science has shown that a downward trend on the scale does not necessarily mean fat loss. Likewise, an upward trend does not necessarily mean muscle gain. The only way to accurately measure progress is to evaluate fat, muscle, water, bone and organ weight separately. It is the percentage of these body components that determine how healthy or fit you really are. How healthy are you? How fit are you?

Pinches and Inches Better than BMI

University research is still using height and weight to determine health and fitness. Otherwise known as the Body Mass Index, this measurement is missing the point. If two people are the same weight and height, that doesn't mean they are in the same shape. It doesn't take into account their shape at all. The best single way to evaluate fitness is to measure shape through a series of calipered skin folds and tape measures. TriSystem measures ten different skin folds and ten different tape measurements. What are your measurements?

Every other body composition test separates fat from lean body mass (fat free mass). Some measure body water. Most are not accurate. A TriSystem body composition test is a special test that tells you exactly how many pounds of muscle and fat you have. It doesn't group things together, it separates what is important. Muscle is what burns fat and fat is what you have to burn. That is why it is important to determine exactly how much you have of each. Once you know, the next time you measure, you'll really know whether your making progress.