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It is easy to focus on weight or calorie counts when thinking about health. Yet, the proportion of muscle, fat, and bone in your body, known as body composition, often offers far more meaningful insights. How much lean mass you carry and where your fat is stored can influence not only your physical capabilities but also your energy, motivation, and general mood.

Muscle is often underestimated. Beyond shaping our bodies, it supports every movement, maintains metabolism, and keeps us healthy as we age. When muscle begins to waste away, a condition called sarcopenia, the consequences extend far beyond appearance. Loss of strength, slower recovery from illness, and greater risk of falls are just the start.

Weight loss is a common goal for many people. The narrative is familiar: eat less, move more, and the pounds will drop. While this approach may result in some weight loss, it does not tell the full story. The number on the scale does not distinguish between fat, muscle, and bone. Losing weight without considering lean mass can actually harm your metabolism and long-term health.

Something exciting is happening in Richmond. The leafy streets, the riverside joggers, the cyclists heading towards the park… they are about to get a serious upgrade in how they measure, manage, and understand their health. BodyView is opening a brand-new branch in Richmond, and with it comes a whole new way of looking at your body.

We all have that one person in our lives who’s impossible to buy for—the one who insists they don’t need anything, or who already seems to own it all. So when birthdays, anniversaries, or Christmas roll around, what can you possibly give them that feels meaningful?

Exciting news for anyone concerned about their bone health: from Monday 3rd June, BodyScan's Marylebone branch will be offering DEXA Bone Health Scans! Whether you’re worried about osteoporosis, want a baseline as you get older, or just curious about your long-term skeletal strength, this is a game-changer for your health journey.

If you’ve had a DEXA scan at another clinic before, you may have noticed that the report you received didn’t go into detail about visceral fat. While you might have seen an overview of your body fat percentage or bone density, many DEXA scans simply don’t provide a comprehensive look at this critical fat.

Starting a weight loss journey is an incredibly personal and life-changing decision. For many, medications like Mounjaro (tirzepatide) have become an essential tool for achieving significant results. Mounjaro works by mimicking two crucial hormones—GLP-1 and GIP—which help to regulate blood sugar levels and suppress appetite, aiding in weight loss.

What if the key to a longer life isn’t just about avoiding death, but about living better? Not just adding years to your life, but life to your years? This is the revolutionary thinking that Dr Peter Attia champions in his bestselling book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. It’s a refreshingly honest, data-driven, and deeply human take on how we can radically improve our healthspan—the number of years we spend living healthily, rather than simply focusing on lifespan.

We all know someone who looks slim —maybe they wear a size 8 or 10—but constantly feel low on energy, struggle with belly fat, or can’t seem to improve their fitness. That person might even be you. Welcome to the world of 'skinny fat'. It sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s a genuine and often undetected issue. The clinical term is ‘normal weight obesity’, and it’s far more widespread than you’d think.

When it comes to understanding your body, there’s no shortage of tools and tech promising quick answers. Among the most common are impedance scales - those smart-looking gadgets that claim to measure your fat, muscle, and water content in seconds. But while they may look the part and seem reassuringly scientific, the reality is far less impressive.

This blog contains two responses to the Netflix film Game Changers from Bodyscan consultants Kevin Garde and Rob Webster. Kevin is a Nutritionist and Founder of PRISM Nutrition. Rob is a...

One of the questions we get asked very often (by men) following a DEXA scan is: “what percentage body fat do I have to be before I see my abs?”...

For optimal muscle building (hypertrophy), most sets will fall somewhere between five and 20 reps per set as long as each set is performed close to failure. Failure is defined...

Tim Ferris’s book The 4-Hour Body aims to tell us how to achieve maximum results with the least amount of effort required. Essentially, he attempts to give us the ‘minimum...