Body composition analysis

Our body analysis device uses bioimpedance analysis (BIA) to measure various parameters that are crucial for your health and fitness:

•         Body fat percentage: How much fat your body contains.
•         Muscle mass: Distribution of muscle mass between arms, legs and torso.
•         Fluid distribution: Distinction between intracellular and extracellular water.
•         Basal metabolic rate: Calculation of the daily calorie requirement at rest.
•         Health indicators: Detection of possible hidden health risks, such as visceral fat.

Based on your results, we offer you various follow-up services to help you achieve your fitness and health goals in a targeted manner. The analysis results serve as the basis for receiving individual advice in the areas of nutrition, training and lifestyle and for defining your goals more precisely.

•     Personal training: Create a training plan tailored to your results together with our qualified trainers and receive an introduction to equipment training.
•     Nutritional advice: Receive well-founded recommendations on your diet to further optimize your health and fitness. We offer differentiated advice for students and employees.
•     Systemic advice: Take the opportunity to discuss your physical and health goals in the context of your overall lifestyle and develop individual solutions.

Monthly follow-up measurements are available free of charge to continuously monitor and adjust your successes and results.

•     The BIA should only be carried out if you are healthy
•     No sport should be done 4 hours before the analysis, no sauna visits the day before
•     The last meal should have been at least 2 hours ago
•     Avoid high amounts of caffeine and alcohol the day before
•     Empty your bladder in advance
•     Please take off your cell phone or other sources of interference, e.g. metal or jewelry.
•     Repeat measurements should be carried out under the same conditions if possible (time of day, last food intake, sleep duration, fluid intake...)
•     Measurements during menstruation are not recommended

The measurement is carried out barefoot, which should be taken into account when choosing clothing on the day of the measurement, e.g. we do not recommend wearing tights.

Safety notice:
We do not perform a body composition analysis on persons with the following characteristics:

•     Pacemakers
•     Pregnancies
•     Cardiac arrhythmia (approval by the external attending physician possible)
•     Foot and hand prostheses, as conductivity is not given here
•     life-sustaining electronic systems (artificial heart, artificial lungs, etc.)
•     Portable electronic medical devices (e.g. ECG devices, non-removable hearing aids or infusion pumps, etc.)

You can book your appointment for a body composition analysis here. The offer is free of charge for holders of a valid GymCard and for employees of the University of Mannheim with a valid SportsCard.

You can't make it to the reserved appointment after all or would like to book another appointment? Then you can cancel your appointment and book a new one yourself using the cancellation link in your booking confirmation. If you have any further questions or uncertainties, please contact:

dzweimail-uni-mannheim.de