If you’re trying to lose weight, improve your hormones, or increase energy, the scale alone is one of the WORST tools you can rely on.
At WELLVANA STL, we use the InBody to measure what actually matters: body composition, muscle quality, hydration status, and metabolic health markers.
Because health is more than a number.
Let’s break down what those metrics actually mean — and why they matter.
Muscle is not just aesthetic. It’s metabolic currency…and incredibly important. It is one of the most important measurements to assess your aging.
Your InBody measures how much skeletal muscle you have and where it’s distributed.
Why this matters:
For women in perimenopause and menopause, muscle loss accelerates. If you’re not measuring it, you’re likely losing it without realizing it. For men- this easily assesses the changes to your body composition as you start on hormone replacement.
If your weight stays the same but muscle increases and fat decreases?
That’s progress...even if the scale doesn’t move. You wouldn’t know this was the case if you used your scale at home and likely get discouraged. We keep you on track!
Body fat percentage is far more meaningful than total body weight.
Excess fat — especially visceral fat — is associated with:
Two people can weigh the same but have completely different body compositions and completely different health risk profiles.
The InBody allows us to measure fat mass directly instead of guessing.
Visceral fat surrounds your internal organs.
This is the type of BAD fat strongly associated with:
Many midlife clients feel frustrated because they eat clean but still carry abdominal weight. Measuring visceral fat gives us objective insight into metabolic health...not just appearance. We can target this abdominal fat with targeted therapies; .not just improving body composition, but also decreasing your cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of men and women.
Your InBody calculates your estimated Basal Metabolic Rate.
This tells us how many calories your body burns at rest.
Why this matters:
If you are under-eating for your metabolic rate, your body adapts by slowing down.
If you are overestimating your burn, fat loss stalls.
We use this number to guide:
The InBody shows how and where muscle is distributed in your upper and lower extremities.
This helps identify:
For clients using peptides, hormone therapy, or structured strength training, this becomes a powerful tracking tool. Ex. A 60 year old female with low muscle in her legs = increased fall risk and difficulty getting up from a chair or walking upstairs.
Hydration is not just about drinking more water.
Total body water measurement gives insight into:
Changes in hydration can influence weight fluctuations dramatically which is why scale-only tracking often creates confusion. We can tell if the cells inside the vascular structures are hydrated or not indicating dehydration. This may mean you need more electrolytes or minerals with your hydration.
For clients navigating:
We need objective data. Not guesses.
An InBody scan helps us:
This sets our weight loss plans apart from online companies and even those our colleagues run.
This is proactive medicine.
Don’t chase a lower number on the scale.
Chase:
That’s what sustainable health looks like.
If you’re working toward weight loss, hormone balance, or longevity, an InBody scan gives you clarity on where you truly stand and where you need to go. We regularly measure our clients to help them achieve their goals and the feedback has been great.
We are having a special on Friday April 10th - get your Inbody completed with interpretation from our health coach for just $25!