In an age of fad diets, get skinny quick supplements and unqualified fitness gurus, it is easy to get caught up in all the commotion and try anything to see the pounds drop off the scale. But how can you know if what you're doing is good for your health and promoting a healthy metabolism? How can you know if you really are losing body fat? The answer is simple: arrange a meeting with the Bod Pod before you start your program and again a 30-days later. The Bod Pod is an advanced body composition testing technology that measures your body fat to lean body mass ratio using air displacement. The Bod Pod is the most accurate body composition testing system alongside underwater weighing, without the uncomfortable process of expelling all your air and dunking in the water! The Bod Pod is used by the likes professional sports teams, universities, medical research facilities and none other than the Santa Clarita Valley's very own premier private training studio Jordan's Virtual Fit Club. Why is it so important to have your body composition accurately tested?

It is in your best interests to know your starting baseline of body composition before beginning any fitness endeavor so you can accurately assess your progress towards your goal. What most fad diets, supplement companies, and extreme fitness gurus won't tell you is they may help you lose weight, but won't target body fat loss and promote lean muscle tissue growth. Tracking your body fat loss to lean body mass ratio ensures that you are losing fat and keeping muscle on your body. One pound of muscle burns between 25-50 calories a day; which means muscles are your real fat burning mechanism!  A healthy fitness program should include a balance of proper nutrition, resistance training and cardiovascular exercise. Your fitness program as a whole should be designed to promote lean body mass growth and stimulation, while nourishing the body in such a way that your metabolism burns energy efficiently, including fat.

Using the Bod Pod to measure your starting point and tracking your progress is crucial in maximizing your time and money spent on your personal fitness. Crash diets can be detrimental to your health. Losing lean body mass is counterproductive to your fitness.

Learn more about the Bod Pod's "Before and After" body fat assessment by calling Jordan's Virtual Fit Club at 661-775-2525.

By Jeff Bomberger NSCA-CPT, NASM-CPT, PES, CES, USAW

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