Why Is It Important To Know How Much Body Fat You Have; How Does The Scale With Body Analysis Functionality Work; Prerequisites For Correct Measuring Results - Medisana TargetScale Instrucciones De Manejo

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3.3 Why is it important to know how much body fat you have?

The human body is made up amongst other things of water, fat and muscle mass. A fat

proportion which is too high or too low may lead to increased health risks. The personal

scales with body analysis functionality provide useful support in motivating someone to

reach or maintain the best possible body weight by monitoring the proportion of body

fat.

The scale measures using BIA (Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis). When you step

onto the electrodes barefoot, extremely weak electrical current is passed into your

body. The scale weighs the difference between these signals. The measurements are

used in combination with personal data such as age, gender, height and weight to

calculate the amount of body fat.

NOTES

Excessive drinking, eating, training, medical treatment, the female

menstrual cycle etc. affect the measuring results.The body fat, water

content and muscle measurements will be incorrect for women during

pregnancy.

Reliable measurements can only be achieved under certain pre-requisites:

• Always measure barefoot.

• The feet must have a good contact with the electrodes on the standing area.

• Stand upright.

• Carry out the measurement approximately 15 minutes after getting up, or after bathing

or showering, with towel-dried feet.

• Please measure at the same time of day if possible.

• Do not measure after strenuous physical exercise. Wait at least an hour before

measuring.

• There must not be any dirt stuck to the soles of your feet. Erroneous measuring

results may occur if the soles of your feet are dry or extremely callused.

The amount of body fat, water content and muscle mass can only be reliably monitored

using the measurements if they are taken consistently. Measurements that are taken

under varying conditions can return different values.

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