Hydrostatic Interpretation

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These results are a baseline for evaluation and decision-making. The most important results now are your follow-up tests.

PERCENT BODY FAT _________%
Your body composition refers primarily to the distribution of muscle and fat in the body. The fat percentage is the proportion of the total weight that is fat. (Refer to your certificate for interpretation).

LEAN WEIGHT ________LBS
Your lean weight refers to all of the working tissues: muscle, bone, skin, organs, and other body tissue without the fat. Muscle is an important part of lean weight. Changes in lean weight are primarily due to changes in muscle mass. Your goal is to maintain or gain lean weight by adding muscle.

FAT WEIGHT ________LBS
Your fat weight refers to all extractable fat from adipose and other tissues of the body. Fat weight depends on the number and size of the body’s fat cells. Research indicates we cannot control the number of fat cells we have but we can control the size. Your goal is to lose fat weight!

12 WEEK BODY FAT GOAL ________%
Your ability to positively change your body composition will vary based on your age, physical activity level, and current body composition level. Your body fat goal is based on your individual statistics.

ESTIMATED GOAL BODY WEIGHT ________LBS
This is just an estimate of your body weight if you maintained your lean weight and lost only fat weight. Your body weight DOES NOT reflect the progress you’ve made.

INTERPRETATION SCALE:
This scale follows the American Heart Association and American College of Sports Medicine’s Recommendations.

% Body Fat

Men Women

Superior 6-10 9-15

Excellent 11-14 16-22

Healthy 15-20 23-27

Moderate 21-24 28-31

At Risk >25 or <5 >32 or <8

Congratulations (again) for taking the necessary steps in order to improve your health and fitness level. At this point you will be able to accurately evaluate your current exercise/nutritional program. Use the following information for a complete evaluation of your results. Remember, there are no bad results, only valuable feedback for fine-tuning and improving your body composition.

Compare and review your pre- and post-test results:

1.	Did you lose or gain fat weight?
2.	Did you lose or gain lean weight?
3.	Did your body composition increase, decrease, or stay the same?
4.	Did you reach your goal?
	a.	If you reached your 12-week goal, congratulations! This tells us that your body has positively responded to your exercise/nutritional program. You can stay with the same program until you get bored or hit a plateau. Don’t lose your momentum! Set a new and even more challenging goal and measure your progress.
	b.	If you did not reach your 12-week goal don’t be discouraged. This is exactly why you measure your progress… so you don’t have to stay with a program that doesn’t produce the results you desire. Review your exercise/nutritional program, make the necessary changes and measure your progress. Remember, while we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of those actions

If you lost fat weight and maintained or gained lean weight you’re on the right track!

If you gained fat weight and/or lost lean weight:

	a.	You may be eating too much. If you consume more calories than you expend, you may gain fat weight. Be aware of your caloric intake.
	b.	You may not be eating enough. Our bodies will sometimes hold on to our fat stores and break down existing lean tissue when food is scarce. Be aware of your caloric intake.
	c.	You may not be eating the right foods. Your body requires certain quantities of carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Excess or deficiencies of any of these may disrupt the harmony of your metabolism. Be aware of the types of foods you eat. Be sure you’re getting the essentials!
	d.	You may not be physically active enough. Exercise alone may not be enough if you spend the rest of you days sedentary. Find ways to increase your physical activity throughout the day. Be sure to include strength training, especially if you’re cutting calories.

Too many people think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas of their program (such as exercise without proper nutrition or visa versa). But can it really? Perhaps it can for a limited time, in some areas, but true effectiveness requires balance. Please do your best in following the fat loss guidelines we have provided. Forget about the short cuts you see or hear in advertisements that encourage you to skip some of these vital steps in order to save time and effort, yet still reap the desired results. Achieving your health/fitness goals is very challenging, but I assure you that by following an exercise/nutritional plan and measuring your progress regularly, you will see immediate payoffs that will be encouraging. In the words of Thomas Paine, "That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value."

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