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The Tanita body scale and body fat monitor is a
wonderful and important tool for weight loss. The Tanita body scale
is a digital scale and body fat monitor. You stand on it bear fit
and it calculates how much percentage of fat your body has.
Knowing your body fat percentage is very important
because while losing fat-weight during exercise, you gain muscle weight.
Gaining muscle weight is good. Losing fat-weight is also good.
However, if you lose (fat) weight and gain (muscle) weight that your total
body weight does not change that much although you may become considerable
more fit.
Therefore, knowing your body fat along your weight loss
path is important because it allows you to more accurately measure your
weight loss success.
Click below on the link to order the Digital Tanita
Body Fat Percentage Scale.
How much of your body
weight comes from fat and how much from lean muscle? This scale lets you
know so that you can make choices to improve and monitor your health.
Tanita has patented a precise, easy way to use the Bioelectrical Impedance
Analysis (BIA) method at home. Simply enter your personal data using the
‘set,’ ‘up’ and ‘down’ buttons, and then stand barefoot on the scale.
Electrodes in the foot sensor pads send a low-level electrical current
through the body which measures the percentage of body fat. How? The
current passes quickly through muscle and is slowed by fat.
Up to four users can
program the scale with the following personal data: age, height, male,
male athlete, female, female athlete, and activity level (1: little or no
exercise; 3: intense physical activity). A switch on the back lets the
user choose metric, imperial, or stones/pounds. The two-line digital
display shows weight followed by body fat percentage, and except in
athlete mode, lets you know if you are under-fat, healthy, over-fat, or
obese. It will also tell you how many calories to consume in order to
maintain your weight. Adjust accordingly if you’re trying to lose! A chart
included in the instruction booklet shows appropriate ranges of fat
percentage for age and gender. Four numbered tabs are located on the front
edge of the scale, so that person number 1 lightly kicks tab number 1 with
a big toe to activate his or her stored data. After the current reading,
the ‘up’ button may be pressed and held to recall the previous reading for
comparison. An additional weight-only tab provides a quick weight check,
and a ‘guest’ button allows readings without reprogramming a personal tab.
The weight capacity of this scale is 330 pounds (150 kilograms; 23
stones/8 pounds).
The scale, dark gray with
metallic accents, measures 11-1/2 by 12 by 2 inches and should be used on
a hard, level, dry floor. Four AA batteries (included) are required for
operation. The monitor is intended for adults (up to age 99) and children
(age 7 and older) who lead inactive or moderately active lifestyles, as
well as athletic adults. The body fat monitor is not intended for use by
pregnant women, people with pacemakers or other implanted electronic
medical devices, professional athletes, or bodybuilders. Body fat
percentage estimates may vary from day to day due to hydration changes
from alcohol consumption, menstruation, illness, and other such factors.
Readings taken at the same time everyday under consistent conditions will
be most accurate. Tanita covers this scale with a three-year warranty.
Tanita's family model
include an abundance of helpful innovations for weight and body fat
management. These features include memory for up to four features:
athletic mode, a healthy range indicator, body fat and weight recall, as
well as a weight-only mode. Daily intake is an innovative feature that
estimates how many calories should be consumed in a 24-hour period for a
user to maintain current weight level.
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