What is Shape Score and how is it calculated?
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Shape Score is a single-number summary of a client’s overall body shape health. It is designed to make body composition data easy to communicate during a consultation.
How Shape Score is Calculated
Section titled “How Shape Score is Calculated”Shape Score is calculated from three components:
| Component | What it measures |
|---|---|
| Body fat percentage | The proportion of total body mass that is fat |
| Muscle-fat index | Muscle in the limbs relative to body fat |
| Waist-to-height ratio | Abdominal size relative to overall height — a common marker of metabolic risk |
Target Range
Section titled “Target Range”- A score of 70 or above places a client in the “good to excellent” zone.
- Scores below 70 indicate one or more of the three underlying metrics needs improvement.
- The red/yellow/green tag on each component metric quickly identifies which inputs are dragging the score down.
How to Use Shape Score in a Consultation
Section titled “How to Use Shape Score in a Consultation”- Open the Shape Score card on the Dashboard.
- Click into it to view the trend line, which shows whether the score is improving or declining over time.
- If the score has changed, review each of the three components individually to identify which factor is driving the change.
- Use the component breakdown to connect what the client sees on screen to concrete changes in their body composition and shape.
- Shape Score is most useful as a conversation tool — it gives clients a simple number to track rather than requiring them to interpret multiple individual metrics.
- Because the score is composite, a client may have a lower score due to a single weak metric even if the others are healthy. Use it as a starting point, then review the individual metrics to identify what to address.
- A declining score can be quickly diagnosed by reviewing the three components; not all three need to change for the overall score to shift.
- Shape Score trend data requires at least two scans.
If the problem persists, contact support and include: the client profile name, the number of scans on file, and a screenshot of the Shape Score display.
Applies to: All Styku configurations.
Related Resources
Section titled “Related Resources”- What does Styku measure, and what data do clients receive after a scan?
- What is the Shape module in the Styku Mobile App?
- Styku Health Score — How It’s Calculated and What It Means
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