For the last few years (read at least six), I have been a devoted runner. While I may not have crossed the finish line of more than 100 races, I have still completed at least 20 halves, 2 fulls, and a smattering of 10Ks and 5ks during that time. After this past running season (training for the NYC Marathon), I knew I was going to have to hang up my competitive long distance runs. My body just couldn't handle it anymore. In fact, I had one doctor tell me three weeks before the race that I was heading toward a serious injury. Though he knew I wasn't not going to run the marathon, we needed to talk about what that meant for after the race. Since then, I haven't been out for a true run. I've run at OTF but if we hit 3 miles total without stopping it's a rare day. Instead, I've focused more on HIIT workouts or combo workouts with cardio bursts and weight lifting/body weight exercises.
Truth is, my body has changed because of that. The scale may not shift to the low number that I once was, but I am leaner. If I catch my arms in the right angle I am shocked by their definition, but even more than that, I am not carry any pudge in my tummy. It isn't like I am rocking a 6-pack, but I am just flatter.
I've been using the Skulpt Aim to keep me on track and take my mind off the scale number. It is really hard to do that, but once you understand what you are measuring, you kind of get into it. And if you are crazy like me, you get competitive with the machine especially when it says you are "average."
Skulpt Aim measures the following:
- Muscle Quality (MQ): is a rating of your muscles' fitness that was designed to be intuitive. Aim uses EIM technology to send a small current directly through your muscle. It uses 12 sensors and multiple frequencies to get very accurate readings. Since current flows differently in muscles based on their composition and muscle fiber size, Aim is able to evaluate the quality of each muscle. It lets you see your strongest areas, focus on the ones that need improvement, or change your routine for the muscle groups that have plateaued.
- Body fat: Aim comes pretty close to delivering results similar to Hydrostatic Weighing Measurements. You take measurements on four muscle groups to get a total body reading of the fact percentage, plus you can get measurements on individual areas so you can see where the fact is located.
