Your body weight is not just one number, it is fat, muscle, water, and bone in different proportions. Body composition reveals the truth your scale never shows.
Every body is made up of four major components. Knowing the proportions of each is what we call body composition analysis.
All stored fat — subcutaneous (under skin) and visceral (around organs). Visceral fat is the dangerous type linked to diabetes, heart disease, and metabolic syndrome.
The muscle attached to your bones what moves you, supports your joints, and burns calories. More muscle means a higher resting metabolism.
About 50–65% of your body. Split into intracellular water (inside cells, marker of cellular health) and extracellular water (in tissues — too much can signal inflammation or organ stress).
The mineral content in your bones is important for skeletal strength, especially in women post-menopause and in elderly populations.
BMI uses only weight and height. It cannot tell muscle from fat, so a 75 kg bodybuilder and a 75 kg sedentary person at the same height score identical BMI. One is fit, one is at risk. Body composition shows the difference.
For Indians specifically, this matters even more. Indians have 2× the visceral fat risk and lower lean mass than Caucasians at the same BMI — the so-called "skinny fat" or "thin-fat Indian" phenotype. BMI completely misses this. Body composition catches it.
Several methods exist each with different accuracy, cost, and convenience.
For most people, InBody body composition analysis is the practical winner: DEXA-grade accuracy, in 60 seconds, no radiation, available at 3,000+ centres across India.
Explore Body Fat Ranges →Focus on caloric deficit + resistance training (not just cardio). Cardio alone burns muscle and slows your metabolism over time.
Resistance training 3× per week + 1.6–2.0 g protein per kg body weight. Muscle is your metabolic engine.
Reduce refined carbs & sugar; add aerobic exercise. Even modest weight loss reduces visceral fat first.
Consult a doctor as it could indicate kidney, liver, or hormonal issues that need clinical evaluation.
Confirm the trend, not the noise. Same time of day, same prep for reliable, comparable data.
Get your full body composition analysis on a real InBody machine at 3,000+ centres across India, in 60 seconds.
