ABC investigates the scales measuring weight and body fat that so many rely on. Three women had their body fat measured by ABC's experts, Dr. John shepherd and his team at the university of California San Francisco (UCSF) body composition lab.The BOD POD results at the lab were then compared with those of the latest models of scales from Fitbit, to Withings, Tanita and Qardio. The results were surprising, to say the least. (P.S. Don't miss the fun part is at the end).

Body composition testing determines how much of your body is and isn't fat. The non-fat part of your body is called lean tissue, which includes your muscle, water, bone and organs. Lean tissue is known as metabolically active tissue, the tissue that burns calories all day.

You may wonder isn't fat bad for you, but your body needs some fat from food. It's a major source of energy. It helps you absorb some vitamins and minerals. Fat is needed to build cell membranes, the vital exterior of each cell, and the sheaths surrounding nerves.

What is 3D body scanning ? How does it work? What are the benefits? Where to get a 3D body scan?

What's a DEXA scan? How does it work? What are the benefits? Where to get a DEXA body composition scan?

Here are five tips you need to follow to get rid of belly fat and reduce your overall body fat percentage.

1- If you’re not active, start with some physical activity

2- Add (a lot of) strength training

3- Diet: Make sure you follow “basics” first

4- Hit Your Protein Goal

5- Get the amount of sleep you need (and nothing less)

What is the BOD POD Body Composition test? How does it work? What are the benefits? Where to get a BOD POD test?

Once reserved to Olympic teams and NASA, this new assessment technology is now available to you in the heart of New York City.

Designing Smarter Senior Living Facilities:

In this podcast, Chris Carruthers, Vice President of Health Services Marketing, talks with Laila Zemrani, CEO of Fitnescity, about how data-driven personal wellness can impact the lives of seniors.

Fitnescity introduces 3D body scanning in New York City.

Fitnescity's vision of personalized wellness | Abstract from our presentation at the upcoming Stanford Medicine X Conference this fall | September 15-17, 2017. 

"Data-Driven Wellness: The future Is in empowering individuals through self-knowledge"

Recap from the 2017 QS Conference   | Quantified Self 2017 | Fitnescity

Our Co-founder and CEO Laila Zemrani spoke on a "Data-Driven Health" panel. The session discussed the opportunities and challenges offered by new methods and sources for incorporating more personal, longitudinal, and real-time data. 

The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is universally expressed in units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and height in meters. 

If you have tried to track your food intake, you have probably noticed that it is not an easy thing to do. There are in fact several issues that make nutritional tracking a complicated task.

This quick list will help you better identify and (hopefully) overcome these hurdles.

Here's a secret: We love celebrating mathematical constants!

As you may already know, “Pi Day,” an ode to the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter—3.14— is recognized on March 14 (today!)

We were so excited about this that we created “Pi Day” #DataDrivenWellness recommendations. 

The Case for Personalized Wellness. ver 80 percent of some of the most common and costly health conditions, such as type II diabetes and heart disease, could be prevented through lifestyle changes. U.S. consumers spend about $100 billion every year on physical-fitness and weight-loss interventions. 

What is Fitnescity? Here's the answer in 60 seconds. 

Data-Driven Fitness. State-of-the-art Personal Training. Digital Tracking.