Interpretations for metabolic values is a feature within EGYM's BioAge, a standout EGYM feature that motivates gym-goers by showing them the benefits of their fitness efforts.

EGYM’s open platform integrates seamlessly with body composition scales from multiple providers to create a member’s BioAge. This diversity, however, sometimes makes it tricky to understand how we interpret the metabolic values. Complexity arises because EGYM uses a 3-point scale, whilst our partners may use different point scales.

But don’t worry – this blog demystifies the process. We'll explain how our scaling differs from our partners' and how we interpret their data to assign labels for the metabolic BioAge.

The EGYM Metabolic BioAge scale and labels

EGYM follows a 3-point scale:

LOW
NORMAL
ELEVATED

We assign 4 different labels for each measurement for metabolic BioAge depending on the target of the specific measurement:

Low
Normal
Elevated
Excellent

Examples of labels for metabolic measurements

If the target for the measurement is as high as possible

If the target for the measurement is as high as possible, as in the case of muscle mass, then the label Excellent means the user is far above average for the corresponding value considering their gender and age.

Normal means the user is within the range of average for the corresponding value considering their gender and age.

In this example, Low, on the other hand, means the user is under the average for the corresponding value considering their gender and age.  

If the target for the measurement is balanced

If the target for the measurement is balanced – for example, body weight –  the label Low means the user is below the average for the corresponding value considering their gender and age.

Normal means the user is within the range of average for the corresponding value considering their gender and age.

Elevated, on the other hand, means the user is over the average for the corresponding value, considering their gender and age. 

How our partners scale results

Our partners measure the same values that are used to calculate the interpretations for metabolic measurements, but some employ a different scale.

While InBody and Tanita use a similar 3-point scale as EGYM, seca uses a 4-point scale, and cardioscan uses a 7-point scale.

So how do we interpret the ranges of these partner devices to calculate metabolic BioAge? We’ll show you.

EGYM interpretation of the seca scale

seca follows a 4-point scale, as depicted above. The EGYM Normal label corresponds to seca’s low-mid and mid-top ranges.

EGYM assigns values and labels based on seca internal data and calculations as well as scientific studies and recommendations from, for example, the World Health Organization.

EGYM interpretation of the cardioscan scale

cardioscan follows a 7-point scale, as depicted above.

EGYM’s Normal label corresponds to cardioscan’s middle 3 ranges. We assign the values and labels based on cardioscan internal data and scientific studies (provided by cardioscan but from external sources).

EGYM interpretation of the InBody scale

InBody follows a 3-point scale, as depicted above, which is similar to EGYM’s.

EGYM’s Normal label corresponds to InBody’s low and part of the normal ranges.

EGYM interpretation of the Tanita scale

Tanita follows a 3-point scale, as depicted above.

EGYM’s Normal label corresponds exactly to the normal range used by Tanita.

Note: Currently we do not offer interpretations for all metabolic values because some of our scale partners interpret certain values differently, but we are working to expand the number of interpreted values, so stay tuned.

If you would like even more information on the process of how we interpret partner metabolic data, please reach out to your EGYM Customer Success Manager.