{"id":1638,"date":"2024-10-01T00:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T00:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitbod.io\/?page_id=1638"},"modified":"2024-10-01T00:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T00:37:42","slug":"why-dexa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fitbod.io\/?page_id=1638","title":{"rendered":"Why DEXA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1638\" class=\"elementor elementor-1638\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6085953 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6085953\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02ce625\" data-id=\"02ce625\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eb1c3 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67eb1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dbbdc3\" data-id=\"7dbbdc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd30d9 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd30d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-xlarge\"><span style=\"color: #00bfa5;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #00bfa5;\">FOR<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff5b93;\">ACCURACY<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5a3a7 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df5a3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"styled-subtitle\">Common alternative methods, such as BMI, Bioimpedance, Bod Pod, and hydrostatic weighing, are often used incorrectly as a surrogate for body composition health. But they can be dangerously misleading.<\/p><p class=\"styled-subtitle\">For example, if you have a BMI of 25 kg\/m2, you may have a body fat percentage anywhere from 10-35 percent. If you use other alternative methods, you may see a margin of error range from 5 to 15%.<\/p><p class=\"styled-subtitle\">A DEXA scan\u2019s accuracy and precision ranges from a 1 to 2 percent margin of error<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e4754 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e4754\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fa8ba2\" data-id=\"6fa8ba2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc0c59 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc0c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-xlarge\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 191, 165); caret-color: rgb(0, 191, 165);\">FOR<\/span><font color=\"#ff5b93\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 91, 147);\">ANSWERS<\/span><\/font><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f723a30 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f723a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"styled-subtitle\">A DEXA scan also provides additional information that BMI and alternative testing methods cannot, including:<\/p><ul><li class=\"styled-subtitle\">Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT), which is leading predictor of longevity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease<\/li><li class=\"styled-subtitle\">Skeletal strength, your risk for osteoporosis<\/li><li class=\"styled-subtitle\">Muscle symmetry to identify how your lean muscle, fat, and bone mass compares in each region of your body<\/li><li class=\"styled-subtitle\">\u201cSkinny fat\u201d and sarcopenia risks, which has been found to be an important predictor of cognitive performance<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4b34d7\" data-id=\"c4b34d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a3001 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8a3001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"quickfinder row inline-row quickfinder-style-grid-basic-centered\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-loading  quickfinder-item inline-column col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-inner icon-top icon-wrapping-none centered-box button-bottom lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"fading\" data-ll-item-delay=\"200\"> \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-icon-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"connector-container\">\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"gem-qf-icon-image-wrapper lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"clip\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon gem-icon-pack-fontawesome gem-icon-size-small  gem-icon-shape-romb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-hover-bg fade\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"romb-icon-conteiner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tgh-icon fingerprint\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tgh-icon fingerprint\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"connector-container\">\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-info-wrapper\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-info lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"fading\" data-ll-item-delay=\"200\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-title title-h6 bold\">\n\t\t\tIdentify\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-description gem-text-output\">\n\t\t\t<p>Identify personal long-term health risks, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hormonal imbalances, and more<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9febbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9febbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba02930\" data-id=\"ba02930\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c848ff9\" data-id=\"c848ff9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4240c06 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4240c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-h4 elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.2px;white-space: normal\">THE GOLD STANDARD<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0919d90 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0919d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-h1 elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"white-space: normal\">BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07403d flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-thegem-quickfinders\" data-id=\"a07403d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_elementor_preset&quot;:&quot;grid-basic-left-align&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"thegem-quickfinders.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"quickfinder row inline-row quickfinder-style-grid-basic-left-align\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-loading  quickfinder-item inline-column col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-inner icon-top icon-horizontal-left icon-wrapping-inline centered-box button-bottom lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"fading\" data-ll-item-delay=\"200\"> \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-icon-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"connector-container\">\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"gem-qf-icon-image-wrapper lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"clip\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon gem-icon-pack-fontawesome gem-icon-size-medium  gem-icon-shape-romb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-hover-bg fill-out\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"romb-icon-conteiner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"gem-mdi mdi-human\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"gem-mdi mdi-human\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"connector-container\">\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-info-wrapper\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-info lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"fading\" data-ll-item-delay=\"200\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-title title-h6 bold\">\n\t\t\tDual-energy absorptiometry (DEXA)\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-description gem-text-output\">\n\t\t\t<p>is them out accurate method for body composition analysis, trusted by research and elite sports labs across the globe<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"quickfinder-item-link\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a99016 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-thegem-quickfinders\" data-id=\"1a99016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_elementor_preset&quot;:&quot;grid-basic-left-align&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"thegem-quickfinders.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"quickfinder row inline-row quickfinder-style-grid-basic-left-align\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-loading  quickfinder-item inline-column col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-inner icon-top icon-horizontal-left icon-wrapping-inline centered-box button-bottom lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"fading\" data-ll-item-delay=\"200\"> \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-icon-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"connector-container\">\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"gem-qf-icon-image-wrapper lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"clip\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon gem-icon-pack-fontawesome gem-icon-size-medium  gem-icon-shape-romb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-hover-bg fill-out\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"romb-icon-conteiner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bullseye\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm0 432c-101.69 0-184-82.29-184-184 0-101.69 82.29-184 184-184 101.69 0 184 82.29 184 184 0 101.69-82.29 184-184 184zm0-312c-70.69 0-128 57.31-128 128s57.31 128 128 128 128-57.31 128-128-57.31-128-128-128zm0 192c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bullseye\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm0 432c-101.69 0-184-82.29-184-184 0-101.69 82.29-184 184-184 101.69 0 184 82.29 184 184 0 101.69-82.29 184-184 184zm0-312c-70.69 0-128 57.31-128 128s57.31 128 128 128 128-57.31 128-128-57.31-128-128-128zm0 192c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"connector-container\">\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-info-wrapper\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-info lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"fading\" data-ll-item-delay=\"200\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-title title-h6 bold\">\n\t\t\tPrecise\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-description gem-text-output\">\n\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s simple to do and significantly more precise than other methods<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"quickfinder-item-link\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e9bfb flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-thegem-quickfinders\" data-id=\"60e9bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_elementor_preset&quot;:&quot;grid-basic-left-align&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"thegem-quickfinders.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"quickfinder row inline-row quickfinder-style-grid-basic-left-align\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-loading  quickfinder-item inline-column col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-item-inner icon-top icon-horizontal-left icon-wrapping-inline centered-box button-bottom lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"fading\" data-ll-item-delay=\"200\"> \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quickfinder-icon-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"connector-container\">\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"gem-qf-icon-image-wrapper lazy-loading-item\" data-ll-effect=\"clip\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon gem-icon-pack-fontawesome gem-icon-size-medium  gem-icon-shape-romb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-hover-bg fill-out\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"romb-icon-conteiner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"gem-mdi mdi-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-icon-half-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"back-angle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"gem-mdi mdi-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div 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