The Dinghy

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March 22, 2006

My Body Age???

Filed under:General — lopezm @ 9:07 pm

So I went to the gym tonight and on the way out they had some fancy machine in there that told you your body fat by pinching you in 4 or 5 places and using some electrical currents. Being a bit of a data geek I had to try it… so my vitals are:
Weight : 176 lbs.
Body Fat : 9.3% (+ or - 3 to 5% … so that basically means it could be 14.3% or 4.3%… let me give you a hint.. it would be much closer to the former)

So this little test was free and they tried to get me to sign up for the full Polar Body Age test, being a cheapo and not really caring I said no, to which the kind lady informed me it was free. So I think to myself, what a wonderful world.. okay not really.. I think why would they have this fancy and expensive machinery in here and pay staff to do this for free - if you are thinking it is cause I pay too much to go to this gym you are probably right.. but it had to be something else.. PERSONAL TRAINING. You see you get a Polar Body Age, and then you can get fit and make your Polar Body Age lower - seems clever but I suspect they won’t get any $$ out of me for person training.

I will however report back my Polar Body Age (say that in a deep voice in your head.. it has a better impact).

Example from their site:

Oh boy I can’t wait!

Okay back to work for me..

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2 Comments »

  1. You are too funny…. :)

    Comment by J — March 22, 2006 @ 10:45 pm

  2. I think if you stick to your marathon training regime of not running for at least 4 months leading up to the marathon, your Polar Body Age will drop dramatically once you cross the finish line! I can see it now….

    Comment by Carson — March 27, 2006 @ 12:13 am

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