Useful Information; 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 PSC Instrucciones De Manejo

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2 Useful Information

2.2
Why is it important
to know how much
body fat you have?
2.3
How does the scale
with body analysis
functionality work?
2.4
Prerequisites for
correct measuring
results
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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 use-
ful 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 metal plates 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 prerequisites:
• 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.