Understand What Your Body Scan Is Really Telling You
Learn what every number means, watch short explanation videos and upload your Evolt report to our AI Body Scan Coach for a clear explanation in plain English.
Use This Page To:
- Understand the main sections of your Evolt report
- Learn what body composition means
- Know which numbers are useful to monitor
- Avoid judging progress by weight alone
- Compare more than one body scan
- Prepare questions for your own trainer or coach
Upload Your Report. Get A Clear Explanation.
Our AI Body Scan Coach can explain your report box by box, help you understand what changed and suggest useful questions to discuss with your own trainer or coach.
- Plain-English explanations
- Box-by-box report review
- Compare two or more scans
- See what changed over time
- Identify useful measurements to track
- Prepare questions for your trainer
You can cover or remove personal details before uploading. The AI coach is educational and does not replace personalised advice from your trainer, coach or healthcare professional.
See What The AI Coach Can Explain
Here is an example of the style of explanation you can receive after uploading your report.
Body Fat Percentage
What it represents
The estimated proportion of your body weight made up of fat tissue.
What to monitor
Look for the trend over several scans rather than reacting to one result.
Skeletal Muscle Mass
What it represents
An estimate of the movement-producing muscle attached to your skeleton.
What to monitor
Whether your training is helping you maintain or build muscle over time.
Visceral Fat
What it represents
An estimate relating to fat stored deeper within the abdominal area.
What to monitor
The long-term direction of the result alongside your wider body composition.
Start With Your Scan Explanation
Watch this before focusing on any one number.
How To Read Your Evolt Report
This video walks through the Evolt results report and explains how the different sections relate to one another.
Body Composition Explained
Learn why body weight alone does not tell the full story.
What Body Composition Actually Means
Two people can weigh the same while having very different levels of body fat, muscle and body water. Body-composition scanning helps show those differences.
Why Weight Can Be Misleading
Two people can weigh exactly the same but have a very different body composition. That is why total weight should never be interpreted by itself.
Higher muscle mass and lower body-fat percentage.
Lower muscle mass and higher body-fat percentage.
Same weight. Different composition. The full scan provides context that scales cannot.
The Main Measurements To Understand
Use these measurements together. No single result should be viewed in isolation.
Body Fat Percentage
The estimated proportion of your total body weight made up of fat mass.
Useful for:Tracking long-term fat-loss or body-recomposition progress.
Skeletal Muscle Mass
An estimate of the muscle attached to your skeleton and used for movement.
Useful for:Monitoring muscle retention or growth during training.
Visceral Fat
An estimate relating to fat stored deeper within the abdominal area.
Useful for:Following changes in an important body-composition marker over time.
Total Body Water
An estimate of the amount of water within your body.
Why it matters:Hydration and recent activity can influence bioimpedance readings.
Metabolic Age
A simplified comparison generated from aspects of your body composition.
Best used as:A broad motivational indicator rather than a medical diagnosis.
Estimated Energy Needs
Estimated calorie information generated using your profile and scan measurements.
Best used as:A starting estimate that may need adjusting based on real-world progress.
Not Sure Which Number Matters Most?
Upload your report and let the AI Body Scan Coach explain the main measurements in context.
Have More Than One Body Scan?
Upload both reports to the AI Body Scan Coach. It can compare them side by side, show what changed and help you prepare useful questions for your own trainer.
Starting weight, body fat, muscle, visceral fat and other visible measurements.
Current measurements, absolute changes and the direction of the trend.
Who This Is Useful For
Body composition can provide useful context across a range of goals.
Fat Loss
Track fat mass and body-fat percentage alongside total weight.
Muscle Building
Monitor skeletal muscle and lean mass across repeat scans.
Sports Performance
Use body-composition trends as one part of a wider training programme.
General Progress
See changes that may not be obvious from weight or appearance alone.
What Should You Focus On?
Do not try to improve every number at once.
Choose Your Main Goal
Fat loss, muscle gain, general health or progress tracking.
Pick Two Key Measures
For example, body-fat percentage and skeletal muscle mass.
Track The Trend
Compare repeat scans rather than reacting to one isolated reading.
Example Evolt Body Composition Report
Your own report may include a range of measurements, estimates and comparison information.
How To Get More Useful Progress Scans
Repeat scans are most useful when completed under similar conditions.
Use Similar Timing
Where possible, scan at a similar time of day each time.
Keep Conditions Similar
Try to be similarly hydrated and avoid heavy exercise immediately beforehand.
Allow Time For Change
A follow-up scan after around 8 weeks is usually more useful than scanning too frequently.
Share Your Results With Your Trainer
Your own trainer, coach or gym knows your goals, training history and programme.
After reviewing your results, share them with your own trainer or coach. They are best placed to help you decide which measurements matter most and how to use those results to guide your training and nutrition.
Body Scan Results FAQs
Why has my weight stayed the same?
Total weight may remain similar while estimated fat mass, muscle mass or body water changes. Look at the full report and the trend across repeat scans.
Why did my results change between scans?
Hydration, meals, recent exercise, time of day and other conditions can influence bioimpedance estimates.
Can I gain muscle while losing body fat?
It can happen, particularly for some beginners or people returning to structured training. Your own trainer is best placed to advise how this applies to your programme.
Is metabolic age my actual biological age?
No. It is a simplified comparison derived from your profile and scan estimates, not a clinical measurement of biological ageing.
Should I use the calorie estimate exactly?
Treat it as a starting estimate. Your actual needs vary and may need adjusting based on progress and professional guidance.
Should every result be inside the recommended range?
No. The ranges are general guides rather than pass-or-fail targets. Meaningful progress can occur before every measurement reaches a displayed range.
When should I scan again?
For general progress tracking, around 8 weeks is a practical starting point for many people.
Can the AI Scan Coach diagnose a health condition?
No. It is an educational tool and does not replace a doctor, dietitian, trainer or other qualified professional.
Still Unsure What Your Results Mean?
Use our AI Body Scan Coach for a clear explanation, then share your results with your own trainer or coach for personalised advice.