Running short on time or need a yearly check-up. Try our NEW "Quick Scan" service
(in and out in 10 minutes - $60).
Call to book 
(02) 9331 7822


Click here to view our BCA postcard

 
Time to toss the body mass index? 
A slide explaining why BMI fails us!  

 

 

 


Testimonials


Media

New Woman
June 2006

Ultra-Fit Australia
Issue 98

Madison
October 2006

Harpers Bazaar
October 2006

SMH (26/10/06)

GQ Summer 2006

  

Try this innovative new solution for reversing obesity and helping with fat loss even if everything else you have tried has failed, guaranteed.

What's going on, on the inside, can make a huge difference to what you do, on the outside!  

By understanding how your muscle, fat, and bone react to lifestyle changes, you’ll be able to improve weight loss, create a highly targeted exercise program, and reduce your chance of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. 

 

Total Body Composition Analysis by Body Composition Australia.  See your body in a new light.

See DEXA Images Can Motivate Weight Loss In Patients

Member of:
   

Private insurance

Many private insurers now rebate for Exercise Physiology services.  Details vary, so please check your policy wording. These currently include MBF, NIB, AHM, HBF, Grand United (top level cover), CBHS and HCF members require a GP to complete the following form. Some private health insurers require different information on the tax invoice so please check with your insurer before booking in.

Medicare Australia

Dr Meerkin is a registered Medicare Australia Allied Health Professional. 

*A minimum of $47.85 per session is rebatable through Medicare. Please obtain an Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) "EPC referral" to Dr Meerkin from your GP. Patients who have a chronic condition and complex care needs that are being managed by their GP under an EPC plan may be eligible.

   
 
 

About Us


Dr. Jarrod D. Meerkin

Ph.D., M.Sc. (Hons), B.App.Sc., MAAESS AEP (#1389)

Founder & Managing Director

 

An experienced Exercise Physiologist with a Ph.D. from Queensland University of Technology, a Masters degree (with honours) and a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Wollongong, Dr Meerkin is an expert in dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan technology.  

 

During his research on exercise and obesity, Dr. Meerkin observed the psychological effect pre and post DEXA imaging had on patients pursuing lifestyle changes.  While a patient’s scales can indicate a loss of weight, DEXA was able to enhance these results by showing the effect of the weight loss on the soft tissues of the body.  For example, DEXA showed that a net weight loss of 3 kilos included a 7 kilo reduction in adipose (fat) tissue and a 4 kilo gain in muscle.  By understanding their body’s response to exercise, patients were able to tailor their workouts to fit their lifestyle goals and see greater results sooner.  With more reward for the efforts, patients were inspired to continue.  Buoyed by the success of DEXA in his research, Dr. Meerkin established Body Composition Australia to offer the DEXA advantage to the wider community.

 

Career Achievements:

·       Director and Treasurer of the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science.

·       Member of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society. 

·       State Chapter (QLD) President of the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science.

·       National Sports Science Coordinator with the Australian Paralympic Committee 2000-2002.

·       Research Fellow, School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology 2003-2005.

·       Manager of strategic link projects with Finnish companies Hur Ab Oy and Polar Oy and a National Health and Medical Research Council grant.

 
TEL: 02 9331 7822  FAX: 02 9380 6438