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If you watch your body fat you can reduce or increase your weight according to measured values by ta-
king in more or less calories (ask a specialist for more information). Usually the individual part of body fat
will be given as a percentage of the total body weight.
Weight reduction should happen by reduction of body fat and not by reduction of muscle mass or water.
Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis – Approved by Henry C. Lukaski, Ph. D. Grand Forks Human Nutrition
Research Center
The fat monitoring determines body fat using Bio-Electric Impedance Analysis (BIA), a process by which a
small electrical current is sent through the body to measure the impedance. The current will flow through
the hands. The more fat containing adipose tissue (fat) in the body, the harder the current must work to
travel around. In this case, the resistance to the current generates a higher impedance value, which in
turn reflects a higher value for body fat. The impedance value is then inserted into an equation (along
with height, weight, sex, and physical stature) which calculates body density and percent body fat.
Additional hints for your health
The body fat analysis is suitable for adults and children of 7 years age and older. This measurement is in
no way suitable for people with heart diseases or when taking cardiovascular medicine. Please also do
not use this item if you are pregnant. Wrong values can be measured if you belong to these groups:
- People over 70 years of age
- Dialyse-Patients
- People, who suffer from Oedema
- Intensive sport people, Bodybuilders, Professional athletes
- If when relaxing your heart rate is below 60
In these cases the result of the measurement cannot be regarded as correct value, but only as a guide for
the improvement between different measurements. Always consult your physician before starting a body
fat measurement! In case of improper handling or current fluctuations measured values can be lost and/
or be displayed wrongly.
How to do the bodyfat measurement
The correct posture for the body fat measurement:
Sit on the bike in an upright position and do no bend your elbows and knees too strongly. Do not move
during the measurement and adjust your seating height in the way, that the arms are pointing straight
forward in the height of your heart while your hands are grasping the handpulse-sensors.
This is to ensure, that the current can flow in an optimal way through your body. After choosing the cor-
rect programme (P16) adjust the following values with the „UP", „DOWN" and „ENTER" buttons:
1. Sex („GENDER"; Male or Female)
2. Height
3. Weight
4. Age
Take the correct posture for the measurement (as described earlier) and press „ST/SP". During measuring,
hold both hands firmly on the handsensors. The measurement will take several seconds.
After the measurement has ended the computer will display your bodyfat percentage (Fat%) as well as
the BMI (Body-Mass-Index), BMR (Basal Metabolism Ration) and your body type. There are 6 different
body types (depending on the measure bodyfat percentage) as follows:
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