Did You Know You Can Measure Your Body Composition With Your Smartphone’s Camera? And It’s Accurate | Ep 41 with Jason Moore

For decades, accurate body composition meant expensive machines: DEXA, BodPod, InBody.Today, you can stand in front of your smartphone camera… and get near-clinical accuracy in under a minute.In this episode of the 90% Healthy Podcast, Klaudia and Don sit down with Jason Moore, Founder & CEO of Spren (and Elite HRV), to unpack how:📱 A simple selfie can estimate:Body fat %Lean mass (your longevity currency)Regional fat patterns (Android/Gynoid)Visceral-risk patternsSoon: VO₂ estimates, posture, movement, and MSK health🔬 We go deep on:How computer vision, depth mapping & anthropometric modeling turn a camera into a body comp labWhy Spren’s body comp correlates ~95% with DEXA with ~2.6% errorWhy lean mass matters more than “weight loss” for performance & agingHow chronic stress (and HRV) tie into belly fat & visceral adipose tissueWhy GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, etc.) can cause dangerous muscle loss — and how to track & protect your lean massWho this tech works brilliantly for… and who it doesn’t serve well (yet)We also look ahead to a future where:VO₂ max and cardiovascular fitness can be estimated from your phonePosture & asymmetry are visible from a simple squat on cameraYour annual physical includes data captured in your bathroom at homeCoaches spend less time in spreadsheets… and more time actually coachingIf you care about longevity, performance, or smart weight loss, this episode will completely change how you think about measurement. Chapters (Based on Your Outline)00:00 – Why your phone might replace a $300 DEXA scan02:00 – Don’s history with Jason & early HRV days05:30 – Jason’s origin story: oil fields, overtraining & Elite HRV11:30 – The science behind the selfie: how Spren actually works17:30 – DEXA-level accuracy: 95% correlation, 2.6% error explained22:30 – Body fat %, lean mass & Android/Gynoid: what really matters28:00 – GLP-1s, muscle loss & why lean mass is your longevity currency34:30 – HRV, stress & how body comp makes HRV more useful40:00 – The future: VO₂, posture, mobility & the “tricorder” moment46:30 – Who this works for — and who it doesn’t52:00 – Democratizing clinical data: phones, gyms & coaches58:00 – Practical takeaways: how often to scan & what to track1:03:00 – Closing: why easy measurement = consistent improvementHosts: Klaudia Balogh (@longevityjournalist) and Don Moxley (@trainrecoverwin)Guest: Jason Moore (@sprenlabs)Spren website: https://www.spren.com/Who's the 90% Healthy Podcast for?It’s for you who wants to build a resilient body without losing your mind. If you are sick of counting every calorie, tracking too many stats, or not even wanting to start, yet ready to stop feeling just “OK”. Klaudia and Don invite you to build resilient health that bends with real life. No rigid rules. No guilt. Just simple 1% shifts that create a strong foundation, so you can sleep like a baby, perform like a boss. and feel damn good. We cut through the noise, bring you real science (not TikTok trends), and make it easy to understand what works for the long run.Tune in wherever you listen to your podcasts.