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5 Better Ways to Measure Your Fitness Progress

May 15

Unless you're a contestant on The Biggest Loser, body weight is one of the least important ways for you to judge how you're progressing with your workouts. We asked Harriet Shirley, wellness director at the Green Hills Family YMCA, to give us five better ways to track the success of your health or fitness plan.

Body Composition

Body composition is simply a measurement of how a person's overall body mass is composed -- fat versus the other stuff we're carrying around (lean muscle, bones, organs, etc.)

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