20/07/2026
The scale doesn’t tell you the whole story
Sarcopenia (loss of skeletal muscle mass) can be considered a progressive disease associated with metabolic syndrome, diabetes and Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease.
For women, as we age, it’s easy to blame hormones for our changing bodies, and whilst hormonal changes are certainly at play, age related changes to skeletal muscle mass are significantly under estimated when it comes to the impacts on our metabolic health and chronic disease risk.
Skeletal muscle does more than just help you lift heavy things up. It’s a metabolically active organ that interacts with other organs in your body. When your muscles contract during exercise, they release small chemical messengers called myokines. These myokines allow your muscles to communicate with distant organs such as the brain, liver, fat cells and even bones.
These little messengers help regulate your metabolism,reduce inflammation and promote repair in your body. They help to break down fat and improve your insulin sensitivity, reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes and carrying increased visceral or ‘belly fat’ later in life.
Time and time again, I see women come to me for help with changes occurring to their body that they feel are out of their control. And time and time again, these hard working women are using the same playbook they’ve been given for their entire lives- restrict, restrict, restrict.
But what if we played by a new playbook? What if we leveraged the metabolic magic that is muscle mass?
And the first step in that process? It’s getting a baseline assessment so we know where to begin.
The Inbody 270s can measure your muscle mass within 98% accuracy of a DEXA scan and can measure your daily energy needs, giving us the perfect launchpad for meaningful change to your metabolic health.
Body composition scans are now available for as little as $40 and are complimentary when you book for a dietetic consultation.
So what are you waiting for? Change can start as early as today.
