How effective is Dieting and Exercise to reduce fat? What are the common issues we constantly see in our clients? How do BodyPerfect treatments work? If I am undergoing BodyPerfect Slimming treatments, can I not exercise at all, or watch my diet? How will my initial BodyPerfect consultation be like? How long does a BodyPerfect program session usually take? Can I choose specific parts of my body to lose weight? How do I keep those extra inches from creeping back into my waistline? When you lose weight, where does the lost body fat go? Why do we recommend a slow rate of weight loss? What's wrong with fast weight loss? What is a weight-loss plateau? I am gaining weight despite trying a diet and vigorous exercising? Are these signs of ageing? Why Checking Your Fat is More Important than checking Your Weight.
Low-calorie diets can result in weight-loss, but insignificant fat-loss. The body’s reserve of carbohydrate and proteins
are stored at many times their weight in water, so you may lose weight (from water) fast. However this stops, as the body
begins to utilise its fat reserves. Each kilogram of fat reserves can contains up to 9000 calories of energy.
Exercise is an alternative, but actual fat-loss can be just as insignificant. 20 minutes every day on an exercise
machine will only utilise 1kg of fat in energy depletion in one month. Many of us are unaccustomed to the long hours of
strenuous exercise and constant hunger from dieting to actually achieve any significant fat-burn results.
Exercising burns calories but cannot target specific areas. Weight training can build muscles without necessarily reducing
the body’s fat percentage. As a result, most people may see a gain in weight and size measurement, because they build muscle
tissue, which is more dense than fat. Mortified, they stop their exercise regime and their weight increases even more, as fat
reserves begin to redistribute.
BodyPerfect, as well as many personal trainers, are of the view that, you should try slimming down first, before you decide
to embark on a new sport or exercise programme. Many of BodyPerfect’s clients have gone on to lead more active lifestyles
and flaunt their trim bodylines.
Crash diets may work visibly for some people, but their bodies are unable to cope with the dramatic sudden loss in food intake.
Their bodies become very dehydrated and this causes the ‘yoyo” effect, as their body tries to compensate the imbalance in water
content. Crash diets can also cause unsightly loose skin. BodyPerfect believes that this is not a healthy state for the body.
In addition, the fat cells are not actually targeted in a crash diet, increasing the propensity to put the weight back on very
quickly. BodyPerfect treatments have been designed to tighten skin as you burn fat, and in many cases, improving the hydration
level in your body.
BodyPerfect treatments target the areas which you want to slim down using non-invasive techniques that replicate and enhance natural
body functions of metabolism, circulation and regeneration to breakdown fat cells at the cellular level and restore the suppleness of
the skin tissue.
This is the basis for all BodyPerfect treatments - Our clients lose weight in a scientifically-backed natural way, without any risk
of unevenness and trauma from invasive techniques, or loose skin and health detriments from crash diets
No. For the BodyPerfect programme to have effect, a certain degree of restraint is necessary. This means avoiding those fattening, high calorie foods. We will impart to you our concept on making the right diet choices to ensure a holistic weight-loss experience that you can keep with you. Natural exercises such as swimming, walking and jogging, which can improve your quality of life, are also encouraged.
At your first consultation, our consultants will try to know you better as person, learning about your lifestyle and eating
habits. If required, we will provide you with a detailed analysis of your body. This includes your body’s level of hydration,
fat percentage, lean mass percentage and ideal weight loss and measurements goals.
After your consultation, if you have signed up for a free trial, we will provide you with one session of BodyPerfect’s customised
treatment programmes that will help you reach your goal, no questions asked.
To suit the hectic schedule of today’s modern woman, each BodyPerfect session starts from just 30 minutes long and BodyPerfect can adjust the intensiveness of each session to make sure your body achieves consistent fat-burn results in between sessions.
Yes. BodyPerfect is the first in the industry to offer weight management for your specific problem areas. Our 360 BodyPerfector
RF can be applied where unwanted fat troubles you most. You can even choose two or more problem areas for treatment at the
same time.
Once you've have achieved the figure that you want, all you need is a little discipline to keep that trim figure you have gainfully earned. Our specialists will provide you with instructions and advice for continuous weight maintenance.
Body fat breaks down during a series of complex metabolic processes.
When you burn more calories than you consume, your body uses fat (triglycerides) for energy. This causes your fat cells to shrink. In turn, triglycerides are broken down into two different substances — glycerol and fatty acids — which are absorbed into your liver, kidneys and muscle tissue. From there, the glycerol and fatty acids are further broken down by chemical processes that ultimately produce energy for your body.
These activities generate heat, which helps maintain your body temperature. The resulting waste products — water and carbon dioxide — are excreted in urine and sweat or exhaled from your lungs
The concern with fast weight loss is that it usually takes extraordinary efforts in diet and exercise — efforts that could be unhealthy and that you probably can't maintain as permanent lifestyle changes.
A weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week is the typical recommendation. Although that may seem like a slow pace for weight loss, it's more likely to help you maintain your weight loss for the long term. Remember that 1 pound (0.45 kilogram) of fat contains 3,500 calories. So to lose 1 pound a week, you need to burn 500 more calories than you eat each day (500 calories x 7 days = 3,500 calories).
Also, if you lose a lot of weight very quickly, it may not be fat that you're losing. It might be water weight or even lean tissue, since it's hard to burn that many fat calories in a short period.
In some situations, however, faster weight loss can be safe if it's done the right way. For example, doctors might prescribe very low calorie diets for rapid weight loss if obesity is causing serious health problems. But an extreme diet like this requires medical supervision.
In addition, some diets include an initiation phase to help you jump-start your weight loss. For example, the BodyPerfect Balancing Diet has a quick-start phase in which you might lose 6 to 10 pounds in the first two weeks. You can lose weight quickly with an approach like this because it combines many healthy and safe strategies at once — no gimmicks or extreme dieting. After the initial two-week period, you transition into the recommended weight loss of 1 or 2 pounds a week, which is not only safe but also realistic and sustainable for the long term.
A weight-loss plateau occurs when you no longer lose weight despite continuing with your exercise and healthy-eating habits. Being stuck at a weight-loss plateau eventually happens to everyone who is trying to lose weight. At that point, losing additional weight becomes more difficult. Although hitting a plateau is common, most people are surprised when it happens to them, believing that if they just maintain a reduced-calorie diet, they should continue to lose weight. The frustrating reality is that even well-planned weight-loss efforts can become stalled.
Ageing can seem that way. A recent study suggest that a range of lifestyle choices - not just calories in your diet - can influence your weight gain as you age. The study comprised more than 100,000 men and women, whom were in good health and their weight, diet and lifestyle habits were tracked for up to 20 years. The pounds seem to creep on slightly less than 2 pounds every 4 years.
For years, you have been told that maintaining a certain weight is one of the best ways to maintain good health. But if that is true, why are most athletes considered overweight, while they are the generally regarded as the most healthy people around.
The answer is that weight does not tell you anything about your health – fat does. In reality, weight is the sum of 3 main parts muscle, water and fat. If you are muscle mass and water increases so will your weight. But does that mean you are any less healthy? Recently studies indicate that your level of fat in your body will directly affect your risk of developing some diseases.
With BodyPerfect’s BodyBalance Composition (BBC) test, you have an easy and accurate way to test body fat which was not available to the market before. Learn how we can help understand your body better to combat fat loss rather than weight loss. Keep off water retention and sudden weight rebounds with BodyPerfect
Does every new mother need slimming treatments in post-maternal period? Can mothers regain their slim and shapely bodies, even years after giving birth? When do most new mothers put on excess weight? When is the best time to start slimming after pregnancy?Pregnancy can severely stretch your tissue beyond its ability to repair itself. If you are one of the lucky ones who regain
their figure after a few months, lucky you!
But most women need slimming treatment in the post-natal period to regain their shape and skin tone. Call us to find out about
the physiological changes a new mother faces, and how BodyPerfect can provide the solutions your body needs.
Often, new mothers are so engrossed with the welfare of their baby that they put their own welfare aside. Gradually, they accept their less-shapely body as part of her new role as a mother. Breaking this psychological mind-set is the first step to a slimmer you! BodyPerfect can inspire and empower you with the means regain the shapely figure that reflects the real you.
The confinement period is the time when most women put on excess weight. This is due to the excess amount of food they consume post pregnancy.When too much calories are consumed, they will be deposited into the pockets of skin to form new fat deposits.
A month after childbirth is the best opportunity to commence one your weight management programme. If a suitable treatment is sought within this period, a new mother's chance to regain her pre-natal figure again is excellent. To delay treatment by 6 months, more time and effort is needed to rid the body of the excess pounds as the body has adapted to its new stasis.
Understanding your body is the key to understand the root of your weight management challenges.
BMI Body Types Cellulite Cellulite Development Cellulite Stage TestBody Mass Index (BMI) is a statistical measure of weight, scaled according to height. BMI is an objective and reliable measuring standard. Through BMI, weight quality can be analysed, and can deduce the right acceptable weight for your weight management goals.
Since each body type has its own weight management challenges, it’s important to know yours:
Ecomorphs have lighter bones, smaller joints, and are usually less muscular. They have a more linear physic and proportionately longer limbs. Ecomorphs tend to develop fat around their midriff, giving them a “pot belly” appearance.
Mesomorphs are athletic, with well-defined muscles and large bones, giving them a more “hour-glass” figure. But their propensity to gain muscle can make weight loss through difficult.
Endomorphs have a more rounded figure, with less developed muscles. Upper arms and legs are comparatively more developed than the lower parts of the arm and leg. They tend to gain weight easily and, like the mesomorphs, may find weight loss to be difficult.
Most people do not fall neatly into just one body type. For example, some people are eco-mesomorphs, i.e. mesomorphs with traits of the the ectomorph such as small joints or a trim waist. There are also endo-mesomorphs, who have a tendency to gain fat easily.
Obesity refers to a range of weight above the ideal body weight measurement. It can be divided into Single Obesity and Secondary Obesity. Single Obesity, also medically called Primary Obesity, occurs in 99% of obesity cases. It is hard to find the single determinate cause in Single Obesity; however it is highly related to our genetics, food in take and lifestyle habits.
Cellulite is the bane of every woman -- even super models are susceptible! But fortunately, your cellulite is correctable. Changes in the blood, lymphatic drainage, fat and connective tissue, result in an uneven and dimpled appearance on the skin.
Soft cellulite is more visible and has a spongy “mattress-like” feel to it. Generally, it occurs on larger surfaces of the body and because of that; it does not form strong connections with the underlying muscles. Soft cellulite often appears to be sagging from the body and therefore gives the impression of poor muscle tone. Soft cellulite is easier to remove as compared to hard or solid cellulite. Our 360 Spot Reduction Program, as featured on Xiang Yun, is perfect for reducing Soft cellulite.
Compact cellulite is characterized by a hardening or “fibrosis” of the connective tissue. Often it is due to poor lymphatic circulation and found in older women. This kind of cellulite requires more effort to reduce of because it has accumulated deep into the tissues over a long period of time. Compact cellulite can be sensitive or even painful to the touch, as it has constricted sensory nerve endings on the skin.
The reason is four-fold
First, as we age, the skin gets thinner, making cellulite even more visible.
Second, our collagen layer can become less elastic. This loss in elasticity decreases skin compactness and tone, allowing more of fat cells to press toward the skin surface.
Third, our bodies become less efficient in removing of waste products through our lymphatic drainage. Changes in hormonal cycles through the various stages of our lives can cause unwanted storage of fats, which are hard to remove by simply watching our diets.
Last, we naturally tend to gain weight as we age, and this leads to an increased probability in cellulite formation.
