by Owen H | Apr 30, 2022 | Body Composition and Metabolism, DEXA, Fitness Lifestyle, Fitness Science
One of the most common questions we get is what kind of diet our customers should follow. Of the various diet plans and options out there, the one that comes up the most is the keto diet, or very low carbohydrate diet. Below we look at what the keto diet is; what a...
by Owen H | Mar 25, 2022 | Body Composition and Metabolism, DEXA, Fitness Lifestyle, Fitness Science
Weights vs. Cardio: Which should I be doing if my aim is to ‘recompose’? The most common question I get when talking about exercises for recomposition is whether weights or cardio will be better for the client’s goals. The answer to this is going to...
by Matt Gardner | Dec 1, 2021 | DEXA, Fitness Lifestyle, Fitness Science, Nutritional Science
It’s fair to say that bone health often gets overlooked. When was the last time you considered it? Here at My Vital Metrics we think people should pay more attention to their bone health. One of the things that a DEXA can do besides body composition is quickly and...
by Owen H | Aug 1, 2021 | DEXA, Fitness Lifestyle, Fitness Science, Science
So everyone is talking about Mattdoesfitness at the moment for various reasons, as he prepares for his entry to bodybuilding. One of the things though that keeps coming up is that he says a number of things about his body fat. Matt had his body fat tested with a DEXA,...
by Owen H | Jan 13, 2021 | VO2MAX, Fitness Science, Nutritional Science, Performance, Science
On 11th January 2021, My Vital Metrics was featured on Channel4’s programme Food Unwrapped. Together with Professor George Grimble from the Institute of Liver and digestive health at University College London, we conducted an experiment around the metabolism of...
by Owen H | Jul 6, 2020 | Body Composition and Metabolism, DEXA, Science
DEXA vs. Bio-Electrical Impedance Scales: Which is Better for Measuring Body Fat? Â By far the most common question I get asked by customers and others is about Bio-electrical Impedance (BEI) Scales. Â You might have come across these scales in a couple of formats:...