For the eighth consecutive year, the BOD POD® was the exclusive tool for body composition testing at the NFL Scouting Combine.
COSMED USA, Inc., manufacturer of the BOD POD body composition tracking system, and the Combine established this joint initiative in 2006 to assess %Fat, Fat Mass, Fat-Free Mass, and Total Body Mass in athletes. This information greatly benefits coaches and teams in...
The "Hot Trends" section of Wired Magazine (March 2013) dedicated a full report on Ray Cronise's study on the impact of cold to human metabolism.
Ray Cronise tests try to demonstrate that exposing the body to cold can be a radically effective spur for losing weight.To know more about his findings: click here
Wired Magazine writer Steven Leckart was tested for this feature article by Ray...
New York Times article presents a study where energy expenditure and other physiological data of hunter-gatherer populations are compared to their Western counterparts.
The article of the NYT is written by Herman Pontzer (Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, New York, USA), who was among the team that lead the scientific study.
The main objective of the study wwas to determine those...
COSMED is proud to announce that it was selected to outfit the physiology assessment laboratory in the 23rd James Bond adventure movie: SKYFALL
James Bond movies have always featured leading-edge products and technologies. The selection of COSMED recognizes its innovative equipment and know-how in the field of functional evaluation and diagnostic technologies.
COSMED provided the SKYFALL...
The former football champion Ronaldo, who reached 118 kg after the conclusion of his football career, has participated to a reality show on weight management.
The show "Medida Certa" on the Brazilian TV Fantastico showed the different tests that Ronaldo had to face before starting his weight management plan. Among these tests also the body composition measurement with the BOD POD body...
