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REGULAR PRICE:$50.00 PRICE FOR SPORTS BARN MEMBERS: $35.00 Please contact Jeff Alger at 423.778.9470 for your appointment When it comes to tracking weight loss, most of us rely on the scale to tell us whether we've lost or gained weight. But, as people are fast learning, this isn't the best way to keep track of your weight. A scale measures everything including muscle, fat, bones, and what you ate or drank that day. It doesn't tell you what you really need to know: how much fat you have. Body composition is simply the ratio of lean body mass to fat body mass. Too much fat can lead to health problems like heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol and other serious conditions. If you keep your body fat within a reasonable level, you'll be healthier and, of course, slimmer. DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry): This test is used to measure bone density, but it also measures body fat percentage as well as where most of your fat is (as if you didn't know). The DEXA method determines % fat, % lean muscle, and % bone mass separately for the arms, trunk, and legs. The facts about DEXA: DEXA uses a whole body scanner and two different very low-dose x-rays to read bone mass and soft tissue mass. It takes about 10-20 minutes to do a body scan This is considered a gold standard for measuring body fat and bone density It's painless Who It’s for… Body Composition testing is not covered by insurance so here is your opportunity to have one at a great price!
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