<h5><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>What is your optimum stored body fat ratio? <a style="color: #993366;" href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/deza.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-2000 " src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/deza.jpg" alt="deza" width="222" height="254" /></a></strong></span>
<span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Does it matter?</strong></span>
<span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Does muscle weigh more than fat?</strong></span></h5>
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From my recent <strong><span style="color: #008080;"><a style="color: #008080;" title="28 DAY REBOOT" href="http://www.bp28dayprogram.com.au/">28 Day Reboot Program</a>,</span></strong> one team member, Woody, kindly offered his full comprehensive before &amp; after DEXA scan.

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A DEXA scan is a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) and is the gold standard in Body Composition and Bone Density. A DEXA scan is a quick, and non-invasive way to accurately and reliably measure bone mineral density, total <strong>body fat</strong> and total muscle mass.

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In my opinion, courtesy of excessive and repeated unreal food, as a nation, we're gaining unecessary body fat.   For most, our heath goal is usually, live life at our ideal stored fat ratio relative to our recruitment of MORE (leaner) muscle fibres – which will ultimately produce greater strength – and perhaps more importantly, muscle firing when needed most.

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Back to Woody. He did not need to lose weight. He joined my “real food month” to clean up his health. He sits for a living, loves cola drinks and enjoys the odd cancer stick.

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Armed ONLY with a mix of real food and the odd set of push ups, below represents his DEXA scan before and after results.
<h3><strong><a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/19Jan_2.pdfWOODY-1.pdf">19Jan_2.pdfWOODY 1</a></strong></h3>
<h3><strong><a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/16Feb_2.pdfWOODY-2.pdf">16Feb_2.pdfWOODY 2</a></strong></h3>
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<blockquote><strong>His results represented a drop in total % body fat – from <span style="color: #008080;">16.1 to 13.8%</span>, however his collective weight increased from <span style="color: #993366;">71.5 to 71.8kg</span>. His trunk/ limb body ratio also changed from 1.04 to 0.95cm – meaning he dropped fat around his waist (nice one!)</strong>
<strong> All in all a very positive result.</strong></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Quick summary: for 95% of us, if we practice:</strong></span>
1) reducing foods producing gut inflammation - excessive wheat products, preservative <a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/ffoooxfgf1.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-1796 " src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/ffoooxfgf1.jpg" alt="ffoooxfgf" width="176" height="188" /></a>riddled unreal food, excessive and repeated alcohol &amp; refined sugar.
2) reducing insulin spikes - refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and excessive protein.
3) moving aerobically as often as life permits - lots of "your" conversational pace movement.
4) load bearing resistance training - body weight or loaded weights placing controlled strain on muscle fibres.

<strong><span style="color: #008080;">If we practice the 4 steps above, you can expect to be lead to your perfect stored fat % and optimum muscle integrity.</span>
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<strong><span style="color: #993366;">Muscles placed under repeated strain gain scale weight because:</span></strong>
<blockquote><strong>• increased protein synthesis, and</strong>
<strong>• increased hydration.</strong></blockquote>
All Woody changed in 28 days was avoiding wheat &amp; sugar based processed choices. He gave zero consideration to food volume, and ate real earthy food only when he was hungry. He punched out a few body weight exercises a few times a week, and had the odd kick of the footy.

Thx Woody
BP