Understanding Your Assessment
What exactly are we looking at in your assessments and what do those stats mean?
Weight - Your total weight in pounds. Note that your weight may fluctuate between 1 and 3 pounds on any given day.
Body Mass Index (BMI) - Uses height and weight to calculate a number that generally indicates "fatness." This gives us a general picture of your current body status. According to the cdc.gov:
The standard weight status categories associated with BMI ranges for adults aged 20 and older are shown in the following table.
BMI Weight Status
Below 18.5: Underweight
18.5 – 24.9: Normal or Healthy Weight
25.0 – 29.9: Overweight
30.0 and Above: Obese
Body Fat Percentage (BF%) - Tells us what percentage of your body is fat. According to https://www.calculator.net/body-fat-calculator.html:
Body Fat Ranges
Description Women Men
Recommended amount 20-25% 8-14%
Adults in United States, average 22-25% 15-19%
Obese 30+% 25+%
Muscle Percentage (M%) - Tells us what percentage of your body is muscle. According to Healthline (https://www.healthline.com/health/muscle-mass-percentage#muscle-percentage):
Muscle mass percentage averages for men
Age Muscle mass percentage
18–35 40–44%
36–55 36–40%
56–75 32–35%
76–85 < 31%
Muscle mass percentage averages for women
Age Muscle mass percentage
18–35 31–33%
36–55 29–31%
56–75 27–30%
76–85 < 26%
Resting Metabolism (RM) - Tells us how many calories your body needs to maintain its current weight (we don't put much emphasis on this because we prefer to focus on quality of calories versus calories cutting)
Body Age (BA) - This uses your other statistics to calculate the approximate age of your body. We want this number to be smaller than your actual age.
Visceral Fat (VSRL) - The fat around your organs. On our scale, we want numbers 9 and below for average health but ideally 5 and under is very healthy. The higher this number is, the more at risk you are for heart disease and other ailments. You can read more about visceral fat in this article by WebMD: https://www.healthline.com/health/muscle-mass-percentage#muscle-percentage
...and additionally all of your circumference measurements. These other measurements can indicate progress depending on whether the numbers are changing. Lower numbers are not always better. If you lacked tonus in a particular muscle group, you may see the number in that area go up. These numbers will adjust according to your ideal genetic figure.
Weight - Your total weight in pounds. Note that your weight may fluctuate between 1 and 3 pounds on any given day.
Body Mass Index (BMI) - Uses height and weight to calculate a number that generally indicates "fatness." This gives us a general picture of your current body status. According to the cdc.gov:
The standard weight status categories associated with BMI ranges for adults aged 20 and older are shown in the following table.
BMI Weight Status
Below 18.5: Underweight
18.5 – 24.9: Normal or Healthy Weight
25.0 – 29.9: Overweight
30.0 and Above: Obese
Body Fat Percentage (BF%) - Tells us what percentage of your body is fat. According to https://www.calculator.net/body-fat-calculator.html:
Body Fat Ranges
Description Women Men
Recommended amount 20-25% 8-14%
Adults in United States, average 22-25% 15-19%
Obese 30+% 25+%
Muscle Percentage (M%) - Tells us what percentage of your body is muscle. According to Healthline (https://www.healthline.com/health/muscle-mass-percentage#muscle-percentage):
Muscle mass percentage averages for men
Age Muscle mass percentage
18–35 40–44%
36–55 36–40%
56–75 32–35%
76–85 < 31%
Muscle mass percentage averages for women
Age Muscle mass percentage
18–35 31–33%
36–55 29–31%
56–75 27–30%
76–85 < 26%
Resting Metabolism (RM) - Tells us how many calories your body needs to maintain its current weight (we don't put much emphasis on this because we prefer to focus on quality of calories versus calories cutting)
Body Age (BA) - This uses your other statistics to calculate the approximate age of your body. We want this number to be smaller than your actual age.
Visceral Fat (VSRL) - The fat around your organs. On our scale, we want numbers 9 and below for average health but ideally 5 and under is very healthy. The higher this number is, the more at risk you are for heart disease and other ailments. You can read more about visceral fat in this article by WebMD: https://www.healthline.com/health/muscle-mass-percentage#muscle-percentage
...and additionally all of your circumference measurements. These other measurements can indicate progress depending on whether the numbers are changing. Lower numbers are not always better. If you lacked tonus in a particular muscle group, you may see the number in that area go up. These numbers will adjust according to your ideal genetic figure.