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When most people start a fitness journey, they focus on one number.
The number on the scale.
But here’s the problem: the scale only tells you how much you weigh, not what makes up that weight.
Two people can weigh the exact same amount but have completely different body compositions—different levels of muscle, fat, and metabolic health.
We use the InBody Scan to help members track meaningful progress. It gives us a deeper look at what’s happening inside the body so we can make smarter decisions about training, nutrition, and recovery.
The four key metrics we focus on are:
Let’s break down what these actually mean and why they matter.
Skeletal muscle is the muscle attached to your bones that helps you move. It’s what allows you to:
In other words, skeletal muscle is responsible for almost every movement you perform in daily life.
When we track skeletal muscle mass, we’re measuring how much of that movement-producing muscle your body has.
Why does that matter?
Because more muscle generally leads to:
One of the biggest misconceptions people have is that progress only happens when the scale goes down. But if someone gains muscle while losing fat, their weight might stay the same—or even increase slightly—while their body composition improves dramatically.
This is one of the biggest reasons we use the InBody scan: it helps us see the progress the scale can’t show.
Body fat percentage tells us what portion of your body weight is fat versus lean tissue.
For example, someone who weighs 180 pounds with 25% body fat has roughly:
This number is far more informative than body weight alone.
Tracking body fat percentage helps us understand:
Healthy ranges vary depending on age, sex, and individual goals, but generally speaking:
For men
For women
What’s important is not chasing a specific number, but rather improving the ratio of muscle to fat over time.
Sustainable changes here don’t happen overnight. They happen through consistent training, good nutrition habits, and patience.
Not all fat is the same.
Subcutaneous fat sits just under the skin. It's the fat that you "wear" and that most of us want to lose. Visceral fat, however, is stored deep inside the abdomen around your internal organs, including:
This type of fat is strongly associated with increased risk of:
The tricky part is that visceral fat isn’t always visible from the outside. Someone might appear relatively lean but still carry higher levels internally.
The good news is that visceral fat responds very well to healthy lifestyle changes such as:
Reducing visceral fat is one of the most important health improvements someone can make, and it’s something we’re able to track with the InBody scan.
Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) represents the number of calories your body burns at rest.
Even if you were to lie in bed all day, your body would still burn energy to support basic functions such as:
One of the biggest factors influencing BMR is muscle mass.
Muscle tissue is metabolically active, meaning it burns more energy than fat tissue. The more muscle someone has, the more calories their body naturally burns throughout the day.
This is why strength training is so powerful for long-term weight management.
Two people could weigh exactly the same, but if one has significantly more muscle mass, they will typically have a higher metabolism and burn more calories each day.
Building muscle doesn’t just make you stronger—it literally changes how your body uses energy.
An InBody scan provides a snapshot of your body composition at a single moment in time.
But the real value comes from tracking changes over time.
We’re not looking for dramatic overnight transformations. Instead, we want to see gradual improvements such as:
These changes happen through consistent habits over months and years, not quick fixes.
At Delaware Fit Factory, the goal isn’t to chase numbers.
The goal is to build:
The InBody scan is simply a tool that helps guide that process.
It allows us to see the bigger picture of someone’s health and progress, and it helps our coaches make smarter recommendations around training and nutrition.
Because real progress isn’t just about losing weight.
It’s about building a stronger, healthier body that supports you for the long haul.
If you’re a current member and haven’t done an InBody scan recently, ask one of our coaches about scheduling a Goal Review.
And if you’re not a member but want help understanding your body composition and building a plan to improve it, book a No Sweat Intro with us at Delaware Fit Factory. We’d love to help you get started. 💪
