Evaluation Of Body Fat And Body Water Values - Seca 808 Manual De Instrucciones

Measuring in Guest Mode
If all personal memories are already occupied, or if you would like to obtain one-off values
for BMI, body fat and body water for another person, you can perform the measurement
in so-called Guest Mode.:
– Switch on the scale by pressing the
MENU and SET keys simultaneously.
, and
se(a 8. 8 . 8 . 8 . 8 .
utively in the display. The scale is then
automatically set to zero and the dis-
play shows GUEST.
– Keep the MENU key depressed until
HEIGHT appears in the display.
The display will show the last height
entered.
– You can change the value in the incre-
ments shown by the graduations in the
display using arrow keys ▲ and ▼.
– Once the correct value has been set,
briefly press the SET key.
The menu for gender and build ap-
pears.
– Use arrow keys ▲ and ▼ to select your
gender and your build:
MALE NORMAL: male, normal build,
(exercising a maximum of twice a week
for 30 minutes),
FEMALE NORMAL: female, normal
build, (exercising a maximum of twice a
week for 30 minutes),

Evaluation of body fat and body water values

The body fat and body water values shown as a percentage of body weight below are
guideline values from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Body fat:
Age Underweight
Age 20 – 40 below 21%
Age 41 – 60 below 23%
Age 61 – 79 below 24%
Age Underweight
Age 20 – 40 below 8%
Age 41 – 60 below 11%
Age 61 – 79 below 13%
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Women
Healthy Zone
21 – 33%
23 – 35%
24 – 36%
Healthy Zone
8 – 19%
11 – 22%
13 – 25%
MALE ATHLETIC: male and athletic,
FEMALE ATHLETIC: female and athlet-
ic.
– Confirm your selection by briefly press-
ing the SET key.
The menu for entering age appears.
– You can increase or decrease the value
using arrow keys ▲ and ▼.
– Once the correct value has been set,
briefly press the SET key.
This concludes data entry for the per-
sonal data for a guest.
Step onto the scale barefoot and stand
still (see Fig. 6). The scale determines
your weight and subsequently meas-
ures the electrical resistance of your
body tissue. During measuring, the
symbol moves across the display.
o
– After successful measurement, the val-
ues for BMI, body fat and body water
are displayed three times consecutive-
ly. The scale then switches off.
– Compare your values with the catego-
ries on pages 14 and 15.
Overweight
33 – 39%
35 – 40%
36 – 42%
Men
Overweight
19 – 25%
22 – 27%
25 – 30%
Obese
above 39%
above 40%
above 42%
Obese
above 25%
above 27%
above 30%