A 60-second scan on the InBody 970 — no radiation, no disrobing — that turns the number on the scale into a real plan. Fat mass, skeletal muscle, visceral fat, cellular health. Repeatable every month so you can actually see what's working.
The scale only tells you one thing: total mass. It can't tell you what's fat, what's muscle, what's water, or whether the loss you're celebrating is the loss you actually wanted. That distinction is the whole point when you're on a GLP-1, in hormone optimization, or building toward a longer healthspan — because the body that ages well is the one that keeps its muscle.
The InBody 970 is the most advanced body-composition analyzer in clinical use. You step on, hold the handles, and 60 seconds later we have a full report: fat mass, skeletal muscle mass by segment, visceral fat area, body water (intra- and extra-cellular), and phase angle — a cellular-health marker that DEXA scans can't see.
It's the test we run at your first visit, then again every 4 weeks while you're actively losing or rebuilding. Same prep, same time of day, every time. That's how a number becomes a trend — and a trend is what tells us whether to hold the dose, raise it, or change the protocol entirely.
Used in · Weight Loss · HRT · Peptide Therapy · Longevity programs
Step on, hold the handles, breathe normally. No discomfort, no disrobing, no needles. Here's what the device is actually doing.
You stand on the foot pads with your hands on the tactile electrodes — eight contact points total. Nothing to wear, nothing to remove except metal jewelry. Most patients are surprised at how unremarkable it feels.
The 970 sends a tiny electrical current through your body at six different frequencies (1, 5, 50, 250, 500, and 1000 kHz). Different tissues conduct differently — muscle, fat, intracellular water, extracellular water — and the device measures each layer separately.
Most BIA devices give you one number per metric. The 970 measures each of five body segments independently — so we can see whether your right leg is keeping pace with your left, whether your trunk lean mass is recovering after a procedure, where a training imbalance lives.
You leave with a one-page printout. Your provider sees your full history side-by-side in your chart — every scan, every metric, the line going where you want it to go (or the early warning when it isn't).
One printed page, every visit — with a copy in your patient chart so the trend builds month over month. Below is a sample of what yours will look like.
Sample report — actual numbers will be yours. The lower-left strip is the history view: as you scan again, the trend lines populate so you and your provider can see exactly where the program is working.
Every scan gives you a one-page report. These are the five metrics we focus on with you, in priority order — and what each one is actually telling us.
The longevity number. More muscle means better metabolism, better insulin response, lower fall risk later. Watching this go up — or stay flat during a fat-loss phase — is the goal.
Surface fat is cosmetic. Visceral fat — the deep fat around your organs — is the one tied to metabolic disease. We track both because they don't always move together.
Right arm vs left, right leg vs left, trunk. Catches old injuries, training imbalances, asymmetric loss patterns. Often where surprising conversations start.
73% of your fat-free mass is water. The 970 splits it into intracellular vs extracellular — tells us about cellular hydration, inflammation, and recovery state. Big swings here often explain a confusing scale day.
A cellular-health marker linked in research to muscle quality, recovery, and long-term outcomes. The number that quietly tells us your cells are getting healthier, not just smaller.
Who it helps.
The scan itself is forgettable. What changes is how the conversation about your body works after.
Down two pounds in a week — was that fat, water, or muscle? The scan answers in seconds. The honest answer is usually a mix, and now you can adjust accordingly.
The whole point of doing a GLP-1 right is keeping the muscle while losing the fat. Watching the lean-mass line stay flat as the fat line drops is the proof you came for.
One scan is a snapshot. Twelve scans is a story — one your provider uses to titrate dose, recommend a peptide change, or call out the protein number that needs to go up.
Sixty seconds, a printed report, and a clinician who can read it. If you're already in a program, it's bundled into your visit. If you're just curious, it's a great first appointment on its own.
The six questions we hear most often about the InBody 970. If yours isn't here, just call.
Same direction, different trade-offs. The InBody 970 takes 60 seconds, uses no radiation, requires no disrobing, and can be repeated as often as monthly — which is exactly the cadence you need when you're actively losing fat or rebuilding muscle. DEXA is the bone-density gold standard and adds a small amount of regional fat-distribution detail, but the low-dose X-ray limits practical use to once or twice a year. For ongoing tracking of a GLP-1 or hormone protocol, the InBody wins on usefulness. For an annual bone-density read, DEXA still wins.
The InBody 970 uses multi-frequency direct-segmental impedance — it measures across six frequencies (1, 5, 50, 250, 500, and 1000 kHz) at five body segments. Independent studies have shown strong correlation with DEXA for skeletal muscle mass and fat mass when patients prep consistently. The single biggest variable is consistency: same time of day, similar hydration state, no recent heavy meal or workout. We control all of that in the clinic.
Be well-hydrated the day before. Avoid food, caffeine, and large fluid loads for 2 — 3 hours before your scan. Skip workouts for at least 6 hours, ideally 12. Empty your bladder right before. Remove watches, jewelry, and metal accessories. Wear normal clothes — no need to change. Same prep every visit makes month-to-month trends meaningful.
During an active GLP-1 program or hormone optimization phase, every 4 weeks. Once you're at maintenance, every 8 — 12 weeks is plenty. There's no upper limit on frequency — no radiation, no risk — but more often than monthly rarely changes what we'd do clinically.
Phase angle is a measure of cellular membrane integrity — essentially how healthy your cells look at the electrical level. Higher phase angle correlates with better muscle quality, better recovery, and in research has been linked to longer-term health outcomes. It's one of the few cellular-level metrics you can track over time without invasive testing. Watching phase angle rise alongside fat loss is the marker we're really after.
Yes — printed at the scan, plus your full history is in your patient chart so you and your provider can see every scan side by side. The trends are the point.
DEXA has been the body-composition gold standard for years. The InBody 970 isn't a replacement for it — it answers a different question. Here's the head-to-head.
DEXA is excellent for one question, asked annually: how are my bones? The InBody 970 is excellent for the question you have to ask monthly: is my plan actually working? Most patients want answers to both — we use the 970 in clinic and refer for DEXA when bone-density tracking is the priority.
Plus: how we’d use a summer with the schedule on your side. One page, refreshed each month.
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