Chronological age isn’t everything. It only tells you how long you’ve been on planet Earth. It doesn’t describe your health or fitness, and it’s an unreliable predictor of illness and injury risk.
What if you wanted to find a number that actually described your current health and fitness level? What if you had a number that could be used to determine health risks?
With Smart LongevityCheck, the latest tech in our studios, we’re able to dig deep into the data and provide a range of different scores, including Biological Age, that helps inform training and health protocols.
Smart LongevityCheck is designed to capture a holistic picture of your fitness and metabolic health. Let’s dig into what it is and what it means, plus how you can use LongevityCheck protocols to increase your understanding of your health, wellness, and fitness.
What is metabolic health?
Metabolism is a term used to describe how well your body converts calories into energy, but of course, it’s much more complicated than that. Your body is essentially an engine that turns food into action, and how effectively your engine can do this is critical to describing overall health.
Metabolic health describes your overall health and predicts fitness and longevity. It refers to the health status of several bodily functions: ones that involve glucose, lipids or fats, and proteins. Insulin sensitivity, blood glucose levels, cholesterol, and body fat distribution are especially important.
Good metabolic health means that your body completes these fuel-converting functions efficiently. The reason this is important is because these processes help maintain overall health and reduce your risk of metabolic disorders.
Common metabolic disorders
Metabolic disorders can sometimes be described as Metabolic Syndrome, which is just an umbrella term describing your risk of the following:
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Obesity
Hypertension
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When you eat, your meal is comprised of some combination of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Your metabolism changes these nutrients into energy for the body to use. The body determines how to use this fuel depending on your needs: energy can be used in movement or stored in muscle or fat tissues.
Metabolic disorders cause the body to do this incorrectly. Sometimes there is a genetic answer to a metabolic disorder, but often, lifestyle factors can be altered to alleviate or eliminate symptoms of metabolic disorder.
How to test metabolic health?
So how can you know whether you have a metabolic disorder? There are a few ways of testing metabolic health, although not all are accessible without a diagnosis.
Doctors will try to capture a picture of your metabolic health through a number of tests that you can usually only get if you’re already experiencing severe symptoms. Modern medicine only wants to help you after things have gone wrong. That’s because doctors need to send bills to insurance companies for their services, but your health insurance provider only wants to spend money on you after you’re already very sick.
Smart LongevityCheck is different.
How The Smart Fit Method tests metabolic health
Smart LongevityCheck is our contribution to the field of functional medicine. Our mission is to prevent illness and injuries before they happen, which is why we’ve added this metabolic testing to our program. Knowing where issues might arise in the future helps us adjust our training and nutrition to better improve our health and fitness.
We test metabolic health through our LongevityCheck protocol which incorporates a cardio workout with devices that measure different metabolic health data points during the ride. We also use body scanning technology to further inform the numbers and use comprehensive reporting directly to our proprietary app.
Learn your biological age, your fat burning efficiency, your cardiovascular capacity, and more. Then, do something about it. Our app is able to suggest protocols to improve these scores, making it simple for our clients to implement changes.
Smart LongevityCheck measures the following critical health markers:
Aeorobic capacity
Biological age
Fatburning effieciency
Recovery capacity
Metabolic rate
How can I improve metabolic health?
Whether you’ve received a diagnosis and are looking to make a change or you’re anticipating and planning for the future, the good news is there are a few solutions you can easily implement to start on a healthier path.
Metabolic health is determined by genetics, nutrition, fitness and exercise, and other lifestyle habits. Improve metabolic health by eating healthier, prioritizing protein, implementing an exercise regimen, and avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol.
When it comes to nutrition and exercise, The Smart Fit Method has you covered. Our protocols are scientifically-backed to optimize health while mitigating injury risk, and our staff nutritionist creates sample meal plans for our personal trainer to implement for our clients. Take the guesswork out of preventing metabolic disorders and improve your biological age at The Smart Fit Method.
Ready to get started with Smart LongevityCheck? Book your free session and become a member today. Members complete a Smart LongevityCheck once per quarter, and your personal trainer will help you interpret those results and suggest protocols for improvement.
