Marsden Tips
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5 Ways You Can Use Body Composition to Increase Member Retention
In 2019, the total number of gym memberships in the UK broke 10 million. LeisureDB reported that, in 2018, 1 in 7 UK citizens had a gym membership.
So, it would be natural to assume that gym retention should be higher than ever. However, this is not the case. Mintel estimates that 50% of gym members are being lost every year. This is probably due to the increasing prevalence of gyms, as well as gym alternatives.
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How Often Should I Weigh Myself?
How often have you asked yourself this question? You may have Googled the answer, but the answer really depends on your weightloss goals.
Whilst keeping regular track of your weight is recommended, weighing yourself too often, or not often enough, can have negative effects on your weightloss plan and motivation.
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Body composition scales: Why is Protein Mass important?
Marsden’s body composition scales were updated this year, with new measurements that provide an even better picture of body health.
Two of those new readings are Protein Mass and Muscle Mass, and this blog post looks at why measuring your protein intake is so important.
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Patient Transfer Scale: 8 best practice steps for weighing immobile patients
The Patient Transfer Scale is so easy to use when you need a quick weight for immobile patients, because it’s used in just the same way as you would a transfer board or transfer slide.
It’s important, though, to remember that the PTS is a weighing scale too, and a few pointers on technique will make all the difference when getting your weight reading.
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Why should breweries use Trade Approved scales?
When breweries are pricing based on weight, using a Trade Approved scale is essential. Using unsuitable scale can result in a £1000 fine.
Weighing scales are used throughout the brewery processes - from weighing ingredients, to outgoing casks, bags of malt, through to the shipping out of consignment.
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What causes rapid weight gain?
Rapid unexplained weight gain can happen to anyone. It can be due to one of these five unexpected causes.
It should be considered that weight can fluctuate during the day and it is common to experience weight gain over time.
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Introducing our new B-400 Bench Scale
We’ve just launched a new stainless steel bench scale - and it’s our lowest priced Trade Approved bench scale yet.
The Marsden B-400 is IP67-certified - which means it’s suitable for a wide range of industries, like breweries, food factories and industrial kitchens.
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Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019: What they say about weighing
For funeral directors and funeral services in Scotland, regulations changed this month - and now, weighing is an important part of the regulations.
The Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019 are superseding the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 1935.