To help your clients reach their weight management goals, the American Dietetics Association recommends using indirect calorimetry to measure RMR for the most accurate assessment of nutritional needs.
Your metabolism consists of all of the processes that the body performs to keep you alive.
There are many factors that affect a persons metabolic rate, such as their age, gender, bodyweight, body composition, thyroid health, hormone levels and medications.
A clients RMR accounts for 65-75% of the calories that they burn every day, from their heartbeat, breathing, body maintenance. etc.
All of the variables in a persons unique metabolic fingerprint make their RMR very important to know. Pinpointing the precise number of calories your clients burn at rest is crucial to help them lose weight or build lean muscle.
This is why testing their RMR is so important vs using an equation, as even the best equation-based RMR estimations can vary as much as 30 to 40 percent from their actual RMR!
Instead of estimating RMR with the Harris-Benedict or Katch-McArdle formula, the BodyGem and MedGem scientifically measure a clients Metabolic Fingerprint, that is unique to them.
Estimation formulas cannot factor in thyroid issues, the effects of medications, etc.
The Microlife BodyGem and MedGem indirect calorimetry devices measure your clients Resting Metabolic Rate, to optimize their weight loss results.
The BodyGem and MedGem are the same type indirect calorimeter. They have the same functionality, accuracy and reliability.
The difference is that the MedGem is a FDA 510K-cleared, class II, medical device, which allows licensed clinicians to make insurance claims on their measurements.
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Why are the BodyGem and MedGem indirect calorimeters the best choice?
They have been validated against the gold standard Douglas Bag, and against the Sensormedics and Delta Trac hospital metabolic measurement carts.
Our indirect calorimetry devices are portable, self-calibrating, easy to administer, and provide a RMR reading on the LCD panel in 10 minutes or less.
They use bite-wing style mouthpiece filters to make measurements more comfortable for your client and to prevent air leaks.
You can print the Client Measurement Summary Report on regular paper, and you can email it to your client in PDF format.
They have a 2-year warranty, instead of the standard 1-year warranty.
They are lower priced than other indirect calorimetry devices, and we have Starter System Kits to fit almost any budget.
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