What is it? 

Why does it matter? 

How do I change mine? 

 

 Body composition is the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in our body.   

 

The reason that we want to look at it is because the amount of lean muscle and the amount of body fat percentage matters when looking at overall health.

 

Visceral fat is more likely to raise our risk for serious medical issues. Things like heart disease, Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and high cholesterol are some of the conditions that are most strongly linked to too much fat in your trunk. 

 

How do you change it? 

Stay tuned to this weeks posts.