Why You Need Both Muscle and Fat

Body composition matters more than losing weight.
Why You Need Both Muscle and Fat
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Conversations about health are often dominated by the topic of weight. The average person is also highly interested in weighing themselves, as evident from a study in which 51 percent of participants weighed themselves daily, with 94 percent of participants weighing themselves five or more times per week.

But does a focus on weight overshadow the more meaningful measure of progress: body composition?

Zena le Roux
Zena le Roux
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Zena le Roux is a health journalist with a master’s in investigative health journalism and a certified health and wellness coach specializing in functional nutrition. She is trained in sports nutrition, mindful eating, internal family systems, and applied polyvagal theory. She works in private practice and serves as a nutrition educator for a UK-based health school.