Body scans in Rolleston: track muscle mass, body fat and visceral fat over time, and see what your training is actually changing.
A body composition scan breaks your weight into muscle, fat and visceral fat, so you can see what your training is changing.
Two people can weigh the same and be in very different shape.
A scale gives you one number. A body composition scan gives you the parts: muscle mass, body fat percentage and an estimate of visceral fat, along with how it is distributed. That matters because progress often happens inside your weight before it shows on the outside, which is why so many people decide nothing is working during exactly the block where it is.
Everest uses scans to give training a baseline and a trend line. It is a tracking tool, not a diagnostic one.
Who a body scan is useful for
Anyone who wants data on what their training is doing.
People starting a programme
A baseline is the thing every later scan is measured against.
People whose weight has stalled
See whether muscle is climbing while fat falls, which a scale cannot show.
People training for a goal
Judge a block by what it did, not by one number.
Everest Premium clients
A scan is included at the start of each 6-week block.
What a scan measures, and what it does not
- Measures: muscle mass, body fat percentage and an estimate of visceral fat, with distribution across the body.
- Best for: tracking your own trend over time, under the same conditions.
- Affected by: hydration, food, time of day and recent exercise, so a single reading is a data point, not a verdict.
- Does not: diagnose a medical condition. If a reading raises a question, that is a conversation for your GP.
Because the result depends on conditions, the useful comparison is you against you: same time of day, similar hydration, similar gap since your last meal and last session. Every eight to twelve weeks suits most people.
How an Everest body scan works
Book it
Buy a body scan through the Everest Store, or enquire first if you have questions.
We arrange the details
Body scans are mobile, so Everest contacts you after purchase and arranges a time and place that suits you.
The scan
A few minutes. Try to keep your conditions consistent from one scan to the next.
Making sense of it
We walk you through what the numbers mean and what your next training block should do about them.
Price and booking
A single scan, or part of Everest Premium.
Body scan
$40 including GST
A single body composition scan, booked through the Everest Store.
Everest Premium
$60 a week
Includes a body scan at the start of each 6-week block, plus a weekly 30-minute check-in call.
A mobile scan, wherever suits you
Body scans are mobile, so they can take place wherever suits you. Everest is based in Rolleston and Christchurch, and when you book a scan Everest contacts you to arrange the time and place.
For the thinking behind it, read what a body scan can teach you, or see personal training in Rolleston.
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Questions, answered
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Book a body scanHow much is a body scan?
An Everest body scan is $40 including GST, booked through the Everest Store. A scan is also included at the start of each 6-week block in Everest Premium.
What does a body scan measure?
Muscle mass, body fat percentage and an estimate of visceral fat, with a view of how it is distributed. It is used to track progress over time.
Is a body scan a medical test?
No. It is a tracking tool, not a diagnosis, and we do not use it as one. If a reading raises a question, that is a conversation for your GP.
Where do body scans take place?
Body scans are mobile, so they can take place wherever suits you. When you book, Everest contacts you to arrange the time and place.
How accurate is it?
Scans of this kind are good at showing trends and less good at giving a single perfect number. Hydration, food, time of day and recent exercise all affect the reading, so compare like with like.
How often should I be scanned?
Every eight to twelve weeks suits most people. That is long enough for real change to show and short enough to correct a training block.
Get a real baseline.
Book a scan, or ask us a question first. We will explain what the numbers mean and what your next block should do about them.