The InBody result sheet or the body analysis result sheet you see below is the data result sheet of the InBody 570 device.
The components and general items are the same in all versions of inbody devices.
Depending on the model Inbody which you use, the division may look slightly different on the Inbody results sheet, but the results sheet on all Inbody models starts with the smallest units on the left and gradually moves into larger categories until it reaches total body weight on the right. .
The InBody results sheet displays your body composition measurements in a clear and legible way to make it easy to understand your results. Below, you will find a brief breakdown of each section of the results sheet. You’ll learn what each measurement means, why it matters, and how it can help you succeed on your health journey.
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Part 1:
Analysis of body composition and body water, inbody results sheet
Body composition analysis
This section gives you a complete breakdown of your overall body composition and shows these vital measurements in pounds:
- Total body water (divided into intracellular and extracellular water)
- Fat-free body mass
- Dry lean mass
- Body fat mass
- Weight
Let’s take a closer look at how to interpret this section and use it to determine muscle or fluid point imbalances.
Analysis of body composition and body water in the body results sheet
Intracellular and extracellular water
Above, there is intracellular water (body water inside cells) and extracellular water (body water outside cells), which make up total body water.
Why is this important?
Both ICW and ECW are valuable in their own right, but monitoring extracellular water, in particular, can provide deep insight. If you notice an increase in ECW, but not ICW, this could be due to acute inflammation from overtraining.
Lean muscle mass
Since protein makes up most of your muscle and your dry lean mass removes water from your body, if your dry lean mass increases, it’s generally a sign that you’ve gained muscle mass!
Analysis of body composition and body water in the body results sheet
Body fat mass
Why is this important?
Typically, an increase in LBM reflects an increase in muscle mass (which you can also see as an increase in dry fat mass) and is considered an improvement in body composition. However, people who do not maintain their normal body water ratio may have increased LBM due to swelling from exercise or vigorous activity.
Analysis of body composition and body water, inbody results sheet
Analysis of extracellular water to total body water
This chart allows you to quickly find out if you are experiencing occasional inflammation or swelling in your body caused by exercise or vigorous activity. You can also use this to give context to LBM. A high LBM and high ECW/TBW ratio usually indicates excess body water – not just muscle.
Part 2:
Muscle, fat and the risk of obesity in the results sheet of Inbody
Body fat-muscle analysis
Muscle fat analysis is a favorite output for many people because it provides an easy-to-understand overview of body composition and helps narrow the focus of health goals.
Muscle fat analysis has three components:
- Weight
This is your total body weight.
- Skeletal muscle mass (SMM)
This is your total skeletal muscle mass (SMM). The SMM is a muscle that can grow and develop through exercise. Unlike Lean Body Mass, which includes everything but body fat, you can safely interpret an increase in SMM as an increase in muscle mass.
- Body fat mass
This is your body fat (both surface and internal fat).
Muscle fat analysis also tells you if you have a healthy balance between SMM and body fat mass relative to your weight.
Examining the amount of muscle, fat and risk of obesity in the Inbady results sheet
How to read the numbers in this section of the Inbady results sheet
How to find your body type using the C-I-D method?
to a C, I or D.
Muscle, fat and risk of obesity in this body results sheet
“C-Shape” body type
If you have a muscle fat analysis that looks like this, you will decrease your body fat mass (which will also cause you to lose weight) and increase your skeletal muscle mass.
Finally, try to get your body fat mass as close to the recommended range as possible and your SMM as close to or above the recommended range as possible.
Muscle, fat and the risk of obesity in the results sheet of Inbody
“I-Shape” body type
Although people with this body type often have a healthy weight or body fat percentage, there are still areas they can focus on to maintain or improve overall health.
Typically, if you have an I-shaped body type, you have an appropriate balance of muscle and fat.
You are in a great position to focus on gaining muscle mass or losing body fat to improve your overall physique.
Muscle, fat and the risk of obesity in the results sheet of Inbody
Body type “D-Shape”
If you want to improve your strength and physique, you should monitor your SMM and Body Fat Mass strips to make sure your SMM is increasing without significant increases in body fat mass.
Why is this important?
If you want to lose body fat and get leaner, you need to monitor your body fat mass while making sure you don’t lose too much SMM. If SMM losses are too significant, make adjustments to your strength training routine.
Muscle, fat and the risk of obesity in the results sheet of Inbody
Analysis of obesity in the results sheet
This section shows percent body fat or percent body fat (PBF) and body mass index (BMI), as well as healthy ranges for these measurements.
Let’s explore how an obesity analysis can give you a better idea of your current obesity level and the risk of developing diseases associated with it.
Body fat percentage is your body fat mass divided by your total weight and is a much better indicator of your obesity risk than BMI.
Let’s take a closer look at why PBF is a superior measure of obesity and your overall health risks.
Muscle, fat and the risk of obesity in the results sheet of Inbody
Why should you focus on body fat percentage over BMI?
BMI is determined by dividing the weight by the square of the height. BMI is just one value that doesn’t differentiate between fat or muscle mass. If you use BMI to track your fitness progress, you’ll never know if the changes were in fat or muscle.
BMI may also oversimplify health risks. Two people of the same height and weight will have the same BMI and health risks, even if one of them has healthy body fat and high muscle mass.
PBF, on the other hand, puts your weight into context by showing some of that fat mass. Tracking changes in body fat percentage allows you to focus on actual fat loss, not just weight loss, which can also come from muscle mass.
Why is this important?
If you want to lose body fat and get leaner, you need to monitor your body fat mass while making sure you don’t lose too much SMM. If SMM losses are too significant, make adjustments to your strength training routine.
Muscle, fat and risk of obesity In the “Inbody” results sheet
Healthy range for mass index, volume and body fat percentage (BMI and PBF)
Healthy range for
body mass index (
BMI)
18.5-24.99 kg/m2 is the average healthy range according to the World Health Organization. This healthy average range is provided on the results page, although the InBody device can be programmed to use a different range.
A healthy range for percent body fat (PBF)
The range is different for men and women because women tend to have more body fat than men due to their reproductive system and genetics. InBody calculates recommended body fat percentage ranges for men and women based on ACSM and ACE guidelines.
For men, a healthy range is 10-20%.
For women, a healthy range is 18-28%.
Muscle, fat and the risk of obesity in the results sheet of Inbody
History of body composition analysis
This chart shows some of the most critical measurements from your previous tests (up to 8).
With Body Composition History, you can easily identify trends and track your progress over time.
At the bottom of the results tab is a body composition history chart that automatically tracks your weight, skeletal muscle mass, body fat percentage, and ECW/TBW measurements from recent tests.
The purpose of this chart is to allow you to track positive and negative changes in body composition so that you can adjust your diet and exercise program to achieve your desired results.
Let’s explore how to track positive and negative changes in body composition by looking at the example above. These results represent an athletic, D-shaped person whose goal was to build muscle and lose body fat.
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Muscle, fat and the risk of obesity in the results sheet of Inbody
Tracking the positive trend of changes in the results sheet
A body composition history chart makes it easy to spot positive changes in body composition. For example, a gradual increase in skeletal muscle mass and decrease in body fat mass over the past few tests indicates that you have made great progress in improving your overall body composition.
Why is this important?
By any measure, this shows that you are on the right track to achieving your goals. You should continue to follow your diet and exercise plan and monitor your progress closely using your body composition history.
Muscle, fat and risk of obesity in this body results sheet
Tracking the negative trend of changes in the results sheet
A body composition history chart makes it easy to spot positive changes in body composition. For example, a gradual increase in skeletal muscle mass and decrease in body fat mass over the past few tests indicates that you have made great progress in improving your overall body composition.
Why is this important?
A chart like this can be a real eye-opener because it shows that negative body composition changes can occur if your weight stays the same or even goes down for the wrong reason.
If your chart looks like this, you need to maintain your muscle mass with a combination of nutrition and strength training.
Body part by part analysis in the body results sheet: Your magnifying glass
Body part by part analysis on the results sheet
When the analysis is done correctly, it is one of the most valuable parts of your InBody results page.
Segmental Lean Analysis shows your net body mass (fat-free mass) in all body parts in pounds and its quality for viewing and improving body weight as a percentage.
Find areas for improvement.
Check if your lean body mass is sufficiently developed in all body parts
Identify the lack of muscle balance in the body
InBody divides your body into five parts:
Arms, legs and trunk or the area between the neck, arms and legs.
The data of each part of the body is displayed as two bars.
Body part by part analysis in the body results sheet: Your magnifying glass
The top number shows how much lean mass (fat-free mass) you have in pounds for each body part.
Just like the muscle fat analysis, the segmental lean analysis top bar compares pounds of lean body mass to the average expected lean mass for your height. You should always strive to be 100% or higher.
The low value compares your lean body mass to your measured weight, which helps you determine if you have enough lean mass to support your body weight, where 100% is sufficient.
Why is this important?
A segmental lean analysis can help you figure out which areas you need to increase your lean body mass. Achieving a more balanced and healthy body composition may have other positive effects, such as reducing body fat.
Body part by part analysis in the body results sheet: Your magnifying glass
Which people may have imbalanced lean body mass?
While anyone can theoretically have an underdeveloped body part, some groups may be more at risk than others. Here are some populations that may be at high risk for underdeveloped body parts:
1. Sedentary adults
Sedentary adults who do not exercise regularly tend to have lower-than-average lean mass in their legs, which may be due to jobs that require prolonged sitting.
2. “Skinny Fat” people (sarcopenic obesity)
People who are “Skinny Fat” have too much body fat and don’t have enough muscle mass for optimal health. This imbalance of muscle and fat can lead to an unhealthy body weight and often leads a person to believe that they do not need to change.
3. The elderly
Older people typically have low lean body mass due to a tendency to lose muscle due to reduced activity. Their ability to stay mobile is affected as they age, putting them at greater risk of falling and breaking bones.
Body part by part analysis in the body results sheet: Your magnifying glass
Muscle imbalances on the results sheet
Muscle imbalances are fairly common in today’s sedentary population. People who have a job where they sit most of the day tend to have a developed upper body but an underdeveloped lower body.
Another imbalance that lean segment analysis can reveal is an imbalance between the right and left arms and/or legs. This type of muscle imbalance can be caused by many reasons, including an exercise routine that focuses on one side of the body over the other.
Why is this important?
If you have upper and lower muscle imbalances, increase your LBM in the lower leg to reduce the risk of injury. Alternatively, if one side of your body has more developed muscle mass than the other, optimize your strength training to achieve a better balanced distribution of LBM.
Configurable outputs in the Inbody results tab
On the right side of the Inbody Results tab, you will see a series of additional outputs. The InBody Test administrator can customize these outputs based on your specific goals.
Control of body fat-free mass
This section makes it super easy for you to set health and fitness goals and help you reach the recommended body fat percentage for your gender (15% for men, 23% for women).
Depending on your current muscle-fat balance, this score sheet output recommends adjusting body fat mass and/or LBM to reach your target PBF.
If you have excess body fat mass, InBody recommends that you lose a certain amount of fat mass and maintain or increase your LBM. InBody never recommends LBM loss.
Why is this important?
These recommendations are general guidelines to help you achieve optimal health. However, you may have your own set of goals, so discuss them with your doctor, personal trainer, or nutritionist before planning to achieve them.
Customizable results sheet outputs
Analysis of the fat section on the results sheet
Why is this important?
You can use this section to track your body composition improvements and body fat changes over time. While studies have shown that you can’t determine body fat with exercise, you can use this section to get a more accurate report of your progress and stay motivated.
The BMR
You might think that your BMR is the number of calories you should eat in a day, but it’s not. BMR does not take into account any calories needed for daily activities, so your actual calorie needs for the day are likely to be much higher than your BMR.
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Visceral fat level
The chart looks a bit complicated but it’s actually quite simple to read. “100” on the left side of the chart represents 100 square centimeters of visceral fat area.
Try to stay at or below this line to maintain a healthy fat balance.
Why is this important?
A segmental lean analysis can help you figure out which areas you need to increase your lean body mass. Achieving a more balanced and healthy body composition may have other positive effects, such as reducing body fat.
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