InBody Body Compositions Scans in Christchurch
Understand Your Body Beyond Just Your Weight
Your weight only tells you one number.
A body composition scan can give you a much more useful picture of what your body is made up of, including your muscle mass, body fat, visceral fat and how muscle is distributed across your body.
At Limitless Physiotherapy & Performance/Limitless Health Hub in Mudeford, Christchurch, we use the InBody 270 Body Composition Analyser to help you better understand where you are now and track meaningful changes over time.
Every appointment includes your scan, a detailed results summary on the InBody App (please note you will need a smartphone with access to the app to book this appointment) and a 1:1 explanation of your results with a member of our Physio team.
Book an InBody Composition Scan + Results Consultation for Just £65 with a Physiotherapist
Up to 30 minutes in our Christchurch Clinic
What Can an InBody Scan Tell You?
Muscle Mass
Understand how much skeletal muscle you have and track changes as you get stronger, exercise more or work towards longer-term health and fitness goals.
Body Fat Percentage
See what proportion of your body weight is estimated to come from body fat, giving you considerably more context than body weight alone.
Visceral Fat
Gain an estimate of visceral fat, the fat stored around the abdominal organs and understand why maintaining healthy levels matters for long-term health.
Segmental Muscle Analysis
See how lean mass is distributed across your:
Left arm | Right arm | Trunk | Left leg | Right leg
This can provide useful additional information when looking at your overall physical health, strength and rehabilitation.
Body Water
Your scan also provides information about body water, which forms an important part of how InBody estimates body composition.
Your Weight Doesn't Tell the Whole Story
Imagine two people who both weigh 80kg.
One may have considerably more muscle and less body fat than the other.
Or perhaps you’ve started strength training and your weight hasn’t changed very much but you’ve gained muscle while reducing body fat.
Looking only at the scales could make it seem as though nothing has happened.
Body composition gives you another way of understanding and tracking those changes.
The goal isn’t simply to weigh less. It’s to better understand what your body is made of and how it changes over time.
What Happens During Your Appointment?
Your appointment is about more than simply standing on a machine and being handed a printout.
1. Your scan
You’ll complete a quick, non-invasive InBody assessment (approximately 2 minutes)
2. We review your results
We’ll talk you through the key measurements and explain what they mean in plain, easy to understand terminology.
3. We put the numbers into context
We’ll discuss the results in relation to your current activity, health, training and goals.
4. You leave knowing what matters
Rather than obsessing over every number on the report, we’ll help you understand which measurements are most useful for you to focus on.
5. Re-test when appropriate
If you’re working towards a longer-term goal, repeat scans under similar conditions can help you objectively monitor change.
Who Is a Body Composition Scan For?
- Trying to improve your health and want more information than body weight alone
- Working on fat loss and want to monitor changes in body composition
- Strength training and want to track changes in muscle mass
- Getting back into exercise and want an objective starting point
- Interested in healthy ageing and maintaining muscle as you get older
- Going through rehabilitation and want additional information about muscle distribution
- Already training regularly and want another way to measure progress
- Simply curious about your current body composition
You don’t need to be an athlete or already fit.
For many people, the most useful part is simply establishing a baseline and understanding where they are now.
More Than Just a Report
There are plenty of numbers on an InBody report.
That doesn’t mean every number deserves equal attention.
At Limitless, our wider approach is focused on helping people move better, get stronger and stay capable for life.
That’s why your appointment includes time to actually understand the results rather than simply completing the scan.
Depending on your goals, we can help you understand what might be worth focusing on next, whether that’s:
- Building muscle
- improving strength
- becoming more active
- improving fitness
- changing body composition
- supporting long-term health
Tracking Progress Over Time
One scan gives you a useful snapshot.
Where body composition testing can become particularly useful is when it is repeated consistently over time.
For example:
Baseline → 8–12 weeks → Re-test
You can then look beyond simply:
“Has my weight changed?”
and instead ask:
“Has my muscle mass changed?”“Has my body fat changed?”
“What direction are my measurements moving in?”
For the most useful comparison, repeat scans should ideally be performed under similar conditions, because hydration, food intake and recent exercise can influence bioelectrical impedance measurements.
InBody vs DEXA: What's the Difference?
An InBody scan and a DEXA scan are not the same test.
DEXA uses low-dose X-rays and can measure bone mineral density as well as estimates of fat and lean tissue. It is commonly used clinically for assessing bone density.
InBody uses bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). A small electrical current passes through the body and the device uses the resulting measurements alongside other information to estimate body composition.
The major advantage for routine progress monitoring is that InBody testing is quick, non-invasive and does not involve ionising radiation.
It should be viewed as a useful body-composition measurement tool rather than a medical diagnostic test.How Much Does an InBody Scan Cost?
£65
- InBody 270 Body Composition Scan
- Detailed results report
- Up to 30-minute appointment
- 1:1 explanation of your results
- Discussion around your health, training or body-composition goals
- Guidance on useful next steps
Frequently Asked Questions
Stop Guessing. Start Measuring.
Whether you want to build muscle, reduce body fat, improve your health or simply understand your body better, your scan gives you an objective starting point.
InBody Body Composition Scan + Results Consultation £65 | Up to 30 minutes | Christchurch