{"id":350,"date":"2001-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/weight-loss-measure-yourself-body-assessment-gadgets\/"},"modified":"2001-09-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-08T00:00:00","slug":"weight-loss-measure-yourself-body-assessment-gadgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/weight-loss-measure-yourself-body-assessment-gadgets\/","title":{"rendered":"Measure Yourself: Body-Assessment Gadgets"},"content":{"rendered":"
Body-assessment gadgets are popping up in gyms nationwide. With help from Robert Vaughan, PhD, an exercise physiologist at Baylor University's Tom Landry Health and Wellness Center in Dallas, we tested them to see if they're worth your time—and your dime.<\/p>\n
Metabolic Profilers (Body Gem; New Leaf)<\/strong> How it works: You breathe into a mask (New Leaf) or mouthpiece (Body Gem) for 10 to 15 minutes while a computer measures your RMR based on how much oxygen you inhale (plus, in New Leaf's case, how much carbon dioxide you exhale).<\/p>\n Cost: $40 to $100<\/p>\n Bottom line: It may be a useful way to figure out why all that dieting and exercising isn't helping you lose weight—as long as the tester is knowledgeable and experienced, and the test is conducted in a quiet, distraction-free area.<\/p>\n Details: www.metabolicfingerprint.com<\/a> or www.newleaffitness.com<\/a><\/p>\n Grade: A-<\/p>\n Next Page: Body Analyzer<\/a> [ pagebreak ]<\/p>\n Body Analyzer, From Fitness Expert<\/strong> How it works: You hold on for a few seconds while it sends weak electrical currents into your body (you won't feel anything). It reads your body composition by measuring the return current.<\/p>\n Cost: Around $10<\/p>\n Bottom line: It's easy to skew the results (by not following pretest guidelines like drinking a glass of water, for example, or by not sitting perfectly still). When done by an experienced tester, the skin-fold test is more reliable. But if you want to know your body composition and are sick of having your skin pinched, this is a passable alternative.<\/p>\n
What it is: A computerized device that assesses your resting metabolic rate (RMR), or how many calories you would burn if you just sat all day long.<\/p>\n
What it is: A desktop device connected to a computer that measures body composition.<\/p>\n