Leveraging your BODYSIM for scenario planning
We’ve had a lot of BODYSIM clients ask the time worn question: is exercise or diet more important for getting to goals? In short, it depends. If you are just trying to lose fat and are happy with your lean mass, it is possible to achieve the goal without resistance training, but increasing lean mass is both helpful if you are looking to burn fat and has been shown to be an indicator of longevity1.
With BODYSIM, you customize your digital twin to define a body composition goal. For example, if a 143 lb woman wants to stay the same weight but reduce body fat from 25% to 20%, she would need to lose approximately 7 lbs fat and gain about the same amount of muscle. While many factors will contribute to how quickly she can achieve this goal, as her digital twin is trained in her true energy expenditure, she can adapt the plan to match what is achievable and sustainable, in what timeline.
Here’s how the scenario looks in BODYSIM:
More Protein, More Weights
While counting steps and cutting carbs can also both help, BODYSIM will likely recommend 2-3g of protein/kg of body weight, depending on how much muscle you’d like to gain. We’ve shared the details on why this works, but essentially protein triggers your muscle-building pathway called mTORC1, which is further stimulated by resistance training. You can adjust preferences for eating more or less protein, and you can determine how many calories to allocate to carbs or fat, but the recommendation will likely be high in protein.
If our woman looking to reduce body fat is a runner and strength training isn’t already a part of her training program, it should be2. Not only will it get her to her lean mass goal, but it will improve her running economy, reduce injuries, keep her strong into older age, and help her live longer.
Metabolism Livestream
BODYSIM will adapt as she makes changes, providing updated macro targets that reflect any changes that have occurred. Daily updates to the digital twin allow for flexibility. If she blows it out at a wedding over the weekend, she can track her 7-day averages to keep her overall trend on track. Alternatively, she can choose to move her goal date or adjust macros to stay on track.
The same approach applies to overall comfort and lifestyle. If she finds that a lower caloric deficit is easier to maintain, she might choose to extend her goal date, with a slower fat loss. We’ve found that sometimes the best strategy for attaining goals is choosing a set of targets that are easy to stick to, and tracking the effectiveness of them along the way.
Track Your Progress
Celebrate your wins! BODYSIM helps you focus on what you have achieved and how you’ve gotten there, so you can view all time progress as well as