
02/24/2025
I've had an InBody body composition scale in my office for years. InBody uses bioelectrical impedance analysis to measure body composition. But when CrowdHealth, my family's health sharing plan, offered a DEXA scan as a Q1 benefit, I jumped at the opportunity!
DEXA not only measures body fat, visceral fat, and muscle mass, but it also gives you valuable information about your bones! And, as much as I love my inBody scale, DEXA is the gold standard for accuracy. Unlike the inBody, there's very little prep with a DEXA scan. Proper prep for an inBody scan can affect the accuracy.
The closest DEXA scan location is at the National Sports Medicine Institute in Leesburg, so my husband and I made a date out of it and went out to lunch afterwards.
I learned I have excellent bone mineral density 🎉 And I have a new goal to work toward: I'd like to improve my relative skeletal muscle index (RSMI), a new-to-me measurement of how much lean mass I have in my arms and legs in reference to my height.
You can find a DEXA scan near you at DEXAscan.com
Learn more about CrowdHealth and InBody in my links in bio.