FITNESS Weight & scales

Stepping on the scales at home can be frustrating for many people. Body weight can fluctuate throughout the day, and the scales may show higher or lower numbers depending on the time of day when a person uses them.

Scales can serve as a guide to weight loss. Studies have shown that people who weighed themselves six to seven times a week instead of only once a week showed an increase in weekly weight loss.

However, weight is not the only indicator of health. A person’s fluid intake, activity level, and hormones can all influence the number on the scales even if they weigh themselves at the same time each day.

Indeed, if you are following a resistance training regime, as muscle weighs more thangata, you can be both reducing body fat and gaining weight.

Best time to weigh

Weighing yourself consistency at the same time of the day will track weight loss or weight gain accurately.

The exact time that a person weighs themselves each day is less important than the consistency. To track weight loss or weight gain, people should always weigh themselves at roughly the same time of the day.

Weight can fluctuate throughout the day. A person will get a less accurate measurement of progress if they use the scale at different times on different days.

One of the best times for people to weigh themselves is in the morning, following urination. The reasons for this include:

1. exercise or other physical activity will not affect the number

2. it has likely been many hours since the last meal or snack

3. it can become a part of a person’s morning routine Consistency is key. If first thing in the morning does not work for a person, they should pick a more suitable time of the day and stick to it.

A person should also control as many factors as possible, including the shoes and clothes that they are wearing and the scales that they are using, so ideally weigh yourself naked.

In terms of measurement, weight is certainly a guide, however the goal should be an improvement in BMI (body mass index) which can be best measured using callipers or even by using a tape measure. Whichever method consistency and accuracy is key.

ACTIVE WOMAN®

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450g

DIRECTIONS

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The ultimate multivitamin for active women

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DIRECTIONS

For optimal results, take one Active Woman® Multivitamin capsule per day, before a meal with a glass of water.