Fixing a Broken Nutrition Plan Part 3: Four Metabolic Assessments

In Body BIA Analyzer[1]

My last post discussed using metabolic tests after you fix potential nutrient deficiencies.  Here are four assessments described in more detail:

1. In-Body BIA Analyzer:  This tool will give it's user their body weight, body mass index and body fat percentage.  In addition it will give the user their intra-cellular, extra-cellular and total body water.  If a person has a extra-cellular/total body ratio greater than 0.369 it usually means there is additional inflammation in the body that needs to be addressed.
2. Resting Metabolic Assessment:  This is a test that will give the user an accurate number of calories their body needs each day.  In addition it will break down the percentage of fat/sugar being burned.  A low fat burn percentage can indicate that the user is overtrained, under too much stress, sleep deprived or consuming too many carbohydrates.
3. Active Metabolic Assessment:  This assessment will give the user detailed information regarding the heart rate that they burn fat most efficiently (Aerobic Base) and when they burn pure sugar (Anaerobic Threshold).  In addition the test will give them the heart rates for five different training zones.  When using a Heart Rate Monitor these numbers can improve cardiovascular fitness and fat loss more efficiently.
4. Cortisol/DHEA-S Saliva Test:  This is called the Stress & Resilience test at Life Time Fitness clubs.  It will measure a person's cortisol levels at four different times during the day and their DHEA-S.  By knowing when cortisol is high or low the user can learn when the best time of the day to train is and what specific supplements to take for optimal performance.  DHEA-S levels will tell the user their training drive.

The next post will cover three more assessments that can be used to give people a better idea of how they function on the inside.

References:
1.  Image retrieved from:  http://www.prosportnutrition.ca/en/body_composition.html