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Important Notice:
People with pacemakers are advised not to use this technology.
Body Composition Scanner
Technology that keeps you accountable
Ever wondered what the airport luggage scale lookalike is doing at the gym desk? It's not a luggage scale, nor is it just an overly complex body weight scale; it's a body composition scanner!
Scanning over 30 measurements in less than 3 minutes, our Tanita made Body Composition Scanner provides you with highly accurate whole body and segmental analysis. For example, it will tell you the breakdown of each measurement in your whole body as well as each limb.
The scanner talks directly to your mywellness app on your phone, showing charts of your body's changes between each scan. The data never expires and having visual feedback on what your body is actually doing over time can be motivating and keep you accountable.
You may not always feel like your body has progressed, but it most likely has if you've been putting in the work!
Not sure what mywellness is?
Well, you're in for a treat! mywellness is a phone application that talks to all of the technogym equipment in the gym and offers a range of premium content to keep you entertained while on the cardio equipment.
From showing 'How To' videos and virtual Group Fitness classes to virtual bike rides through South America, mywellness is your guide to our gym and more. Grab a gym instructor on your next visit and we can show you how to use it.
What can it measure?
The Body Composition Scanner measures all of the following across each limb within a 5% accuracy range from a medical grade Dexa scan:
- Fat mass
- Body Mass Index
- Basal Metabolic Rate
- Fat Free Mass
- Metabolic Age
- Muscle Mass
- Total Body Water
- Visceral Fat
- Bone Mass
- Total body weight
When to use it?
Tanita recommends scanning when your body is most hydrated. This is usually at least 3 hours after waking, eating and training, and so before an evening meal would be ideal.
However, both Tanita and the instructors at Lords say that while this time may provide the most accurate reflection of your body, the most important thing is measuring your patterns over time. So, as long as you scan at the same time on a regular basis, you'll see the patterns regardless.
Have you booked your appraisal?
The technology available in the Tanita Scan machine helps our staff complete a detailed fitness appraisal for you. This information is then used to write a personalised training program for you. We invite you to continue measuring every couple of weeks to track your progress on your training plan.