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The Instagram Fitness Myth: Why Spot Reduction Doesn’t Work
In today’s social media era, fitness trends spread faster than ever. Scroll through Instagram and you will find countless influencers promising that a few hundred sit-ups will flatten your stomach or that simple arm exercises will sculpt perfectly toned arms.
31st Oct 2025
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How Your Body Composition Can Shape Energy and Emotional Wellbeing
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.
31st Oct 2025
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Discover Your True Body Potential with BodyScan UK: How DEXA Scans Reveal Muscle Power
When it comes to understanding your health, stepping on a bathroom scale tells you only part of the story. If you are serious about fitness, athletic performance, or long-term wellness, you need accurate insights into what is happening beneath the surface.
27th Oct 2025
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Why Visceral Fat Matters: The Health Risk Your Scales and BMI Miss
When it comes to health and fitness, the scale and Body Mass Index (BMI) are often the first metrics people check. They are familiar, convenient, and easy to understand. But relying solely on these tools can be misleading, especially when it comes to visceral fat. This internal fat is stored deep in your abdominal cavity around vital organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines. While some fat is essential for energy and hormone production.
20th Oct 2025
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Are You Training Smart or Just Hard? How DEXA Body Scans Improve Performance, Recovery and Lean Mass
In fitness, there is a saying that hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard. But what happens when you are already working hard, showing up, pushing limits, tracking macros, and still not seeing the progress you expect? The problem may not be effort. It might be insight.
20th Oct 2025
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DEXA Body Composition Scan Accuracy: Why Classic Calibration Outperforms NHANES and Sets the Gold Standard
Something exciting has happened behind the scenes at BodyScan. When the new management took over in March this year, we made an important upgrade that enhances every client’s experience and delivers even greater accuracy in your results.
14th Oct 2025
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Sarcopenia: Understanding Muscle Loss and How to Fight It
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.
10th Oct 2025
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Tracking Fat Loss Without Losing Muscle: The Role of DEXA Scans
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.
6th Oct 2025
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Give Your Loved One the Blueprint of Their Body with a BodyScan Gift Voucher
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?
30th Sep 2025
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