What is Body Composition?
 
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. Too little body fat can be just as detrimental as too much. If people can keep their body fat at a reasonable level, they will be healthier, happier, and, of course, look their best. This makes monitoring percent body fat a key component of any weight loss or fitness program. Health and fitness professionals have long recognized the importance of measuring the body fat of their clients. The most successful of them know how body fat analysis can help grow their business, increase their profits, and show clients the positive results of their hard work. Futrex’s patented Near-Infrared Body Composition Analyzers have helped thousands of physicians, health club owners, chiropractors, personal trainers, physical therapists, and others do exactly that.
 

The FUTREX-5500 Provides the Following Results:

■Percent Body Fat
■Total Body Fat (pounds or kg)
             
             •Weight of "Essential Body Fat" - This amount of body fat is needed to protect the body from infectious diseases and to protect the internal organs from bruising damage.  

             •Weight of "Reserve Body Fat" - The amount of additional body fat that does not cause any medical risks, and provides a reservoir of "fuel" for use by the body. 

             •Weight of "Excess Body Fat" - The amount of body fat that is over and above the combination of Essential Body Fat plus Reserve Body Fat. Excess Body Fat causes the risk of serious health problems such as strokes, heart attacks, diabetes and certain forms of cancer

■Total Lean Mass (pound or kg)
■Basal Metabolic Rate
■Total Body Water
■Body Mass Index