To most people, the concern for losing weight starts with discomfort with ones own weight. This body weight includes muscle, bone, water and fat. Therefore, this excess weight should not always be attributed to excessive body fat. Some people have a lot of muscle and may be overweight without having extra fat.
People erroneously believe that weight is an indicator of obesity and the weighing scale says it all.
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Category 1: This is a client with the ideal percentage of Fat and Lean Body Mass (Muscle + Bone + Water). The client does not need weight reduction but needs to go in for skin firming, figure correction and muscle toning treatments.
Category 2: This is a client with a high percentage of LBM due to high proportion of muscle and bone but an ideal percentage of Fat. These athletic / sports oriented clients would be prescribed a program directed towards maintenance of muscle and bone as has been built up over the years due to their high physical activity . Hence they would be suggested spot reduction / figure correction packages and a diet with low protein intake.
Category 3: This is a client with a high percentage of LBM due to high proportion of water but an ideal percentage of fat. These clients have water retention due to various reasons and would be suggested a program focusing on lymphatic drainage and low sodium , high potassium foods while modifying the diet.
Category 4: These are the ones who need a lot of working on. They have a high percentage of Fat and a very low percentage of LBM. They are advocated a high protein diet even as they go in for weight loss packages. The package has special treatments, which are skin firming and toning.
This, along with a specially formulated nutrition based diet plan makes a world of difference. This is further augmented with specifically designed active and passive exercises, body therapies with exotic oils having n-3 fatty acids. These are administered by applying structured or unstructured pressure, tension, motion or vibration on specific areas –manually or with mechanical aids.
Our guidance is continuous and consistent. We monitor the BCA at regular intervals to assess and review the changes in the body composition. This helps us to assess the clients progress and make scientific inputs into the plan.
