Body Composition Analysis: What is BIA?

Body Fat

Measures (to an accuracy of .1%) your percentage of body fat, which is the storage house of potential energy. Everybody needs fat in his or her body, but it is important not to have too much.

FFM

Measures (to an accuracy of .1%) your percentage of fat free mass, which burns fat and other nutrients and converts them into work or kinetic energy. This is also known as Lean Body Mass.

TBW

Measures (to an accuracy of .1%) your percentage of total body water, important for transporting nutrients, waste and other fluids. This also measures percentage of intra and extra cellular water, providing valuable information on your level of hydration.

• Intra-Cellular
  Measures the amount of total body water that is located within your cells.


• Extra-Cellular
  Measures the portion of total body water that is located outside your body's cells. Examples are blood plasma, spinal fluid, joint fluids etc...

BMR

Measures (to an accuracy of .1%) your Basal Metabolic Rate, the amount of calories you'd burn by spending 24 hours completely at rest.

DEE

Daily Energy Expenditure is an estimate of the calories that you actually burn in a day. BIA estimates your DEE.

BMI

Measures (to an accuracy of .1%) your actual Body Mass Index, an indicator of your state of over/under weight. (This does not necessarily mean, "over-fat.")

PA

Phase Angle measurement provides (to an accuracy of .1%) information on the state of your cellular health. It is a good indicator of the overall state of your health.