DEXA Scans for Body Composition:
Why Each Machine is Unique Have you heard about DEXA scans? They are a high-tech way to measure your body fat, muscle, and bones. But...
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Amie Cox
Oct 19, 20232 min read
From Athletes to Everyone: The Universal Appeal of Dexa Scans
DEXA body composition scans can be particularly valuable for everyday people who are not necessarily athletes, bodybuilders, or...
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Amie Cox
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Dual Sides, One Goal: The Quest for Muscular Symmetry
Assessing the symmetry of lean mass is an important reason some individuals opt for a DEXA scan. Assessing Lean Mass Symmetry:...
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Amie Cox
Oct 12, 20232 min read
DEXA for Bariatric Surgery
Using DEXA for assessing body composition in bariatric clients has the added benefit of shifting the focus away from solely using scale...
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Amie Cox
Feb 6, 20191 min read
Why do we allow 30 mins for your first scan appointment?
Jacinta King - talks about why we allow 30 mins for your first scan. When you come in for your initial DEXA scan, it's a thirty minute...
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Amie Cox
Jan 22, 20191 min read
DEXA is NOT just for elite athletes or CrossFitters and body builders.
Busting the myth that DEXA scans are only for sporty, fit people and talks about measuring visceral fat. There is a perception that DEXA...
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Amie Cox
Jan 14, 20193 min read
DEXA versus the rest (scales, InBody, skin folds etc)
DEXA versus the rest (scales, InBody, skin folds etc)
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Amie Cox
Jan 9, 20192 min read
Take a look at a typical client DEXA scan
I had a client recently who was brave enough to let me record a Facebook live of her scan! Check out the video above or via the link...
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Amie Cox
Oct 22, 20184 min read
Full body DEXA and your bone health
We cover bone health in our consultations even though we know most of our clients want to skip over it to look at their body fat losses...
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Amie Cox
Oct 17, 20184 min read
Why DEXA scan prep matters... no matter what the others say
If you’re monitoring your percentage body fat and muscle mass, you are working hard to achieve some changes. You’ve been sweating and...
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Amie Cox
Oct 12, 20182 min read
What is DEXA?
DEXA stands for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. A DEXA scanner is an x-ray machine which was originally designed to assess bone health....
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Amie Cox
Oct 9, 20182 min read
What is body composition?
Body composition, quite simply, is how your total weight is shared across the key elements that make up your body weight, which is...
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Amie Cox
Oct 3, 20183 min read
Want to live forever? Exercise is the best medicine
“THERE IS NO PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION THAT HOLDS A GREATER PROMISE OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE IN THE ELDERLY THAN...
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Amie Cox
Oct 1, 20183 min read
What everyone can learn from their DEXA scan
We find most people come to see us for a DEXA scan for one of four main reasons… 1. They want to lose weight 2. They want to increase...
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Amie Cox
Sep 26, 20182 min read
Weight loss Vs Fat Loss – let’s look at that important difference
We LOVE a great body transformation… after all measuring transformations is what we do! But one of the reasons I took over at Physique...
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