Health o Meter BFM582-63 Body Fat, Percent Hydration & Weight Tracking Scale, Glass with Chrome Accents
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Health o Meter BFM582-63 Body Fat, Percent Hydration & Weight Tracking Scale, Glass with Chrome Accents Details
Manufacturer: Health o meterBrand: Health o Meter
Release Date: 2008-02-22
Model: BFM582-63
Color: Glass
Product features:
- Tempered 8mm glass platform with chrome accents and 1.5 inches backlit LCD display
- Calculates body fat and hydration in percentage; accurately measures weight up to 330 pounds in 0.2 pound increments
- Displays weight and change in weight for up to 4 users
- FDA approved BIA (bioelectrical impedance analysis) measures body fat by passing tiny electrical impulses through the body
- The electrical current reacts to fat & muscle by measuring resistance to the current
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Customer Reviews of Health o Meter BFM582-63 Body Fat, Percent Hydration & Weight Tracking Scale, Glass with Chrome Accents
Customer Review: Health o Meter BFM - Good Looking And Functional, With A Few Quirks
Summary: 4 Stars
The Health o Meter BFM582-63 Body Fat, Percent Hydration & Weight Tracking Scale is a good product that is both attractive and functional. The glass and brushed steel top looks a lot more attractive than a few of the other scales I was considering. Ultimately I was sold by the fact that this unit is capable of storing readings for up to 4 people, as well as tracking the percentage of body fat.
INSTALLATION AND USE
The unit comes with the batteries inside of the battery compartment, though they are sealed. When I removed them to break the seal so that I could reinstall them, the compartment definitely felt a little flimsy to me. That is in contrast to most of the other pieces of this unit. The base feels like it might be a solid metal ring and the top feels very sturdy. The buttons on the front feel slightly less sturdy, but they work just fine.
Once you install the batteries, you have to make sure you have this thing on a hard surface. The feet seem to have some role in how this measures weight and they are a lot less accurate if this is placed on a carpet.
If you tap the unit you will see it show a zero and you can then step on it for a weight measurement. But before you can measure your body fat or hydration percentages, you have to enter a profile in. Basically that means you input your settings for one of the four buttons on the front. It's easy enough to do.
Before you can actually get your readings, though, you have to do a few more things:
1. Press the number that corresponds to your profile, where you have input your height and other info.
2. Wait till the screen cycles through to zero (0) on both the top and bottom numbers before you step on it.
3. Make sure you step on it with bare feet (no socks) or else it won't be able to read your body fat and hydration.
4. If you step on it too soon, or if you're wearing socks, one or both readings will say "E" for "error." You will then have to wait for it to cycle down to a blank screen before starting this process over again.
Getting weight alone doesn't require you to enter into any profile. Just tap the scale, wait for it to cycle to zero, and then step up on it.
The actual weight and body hydration readings have been steady so far, but the body fat calculations have varied a lot based upon when I have taken them. I have found them to seem to be more accurate right after a shower, but I am only judging that against readings I got from a small hand held unit. I take multiple readings just to average them out, but only time will tell how accurate the body fat readout is.
CONCLUSION
While it does take some time to do all these things to get a reading, it works well once you get the hang of it. The main thing is to not step on it too fast. It seems fairly sturdy so far but I will update this review. This product definitely works well and offers a lot of features considering the price. As long as you don't mind going through the various steps or waiting for your readings, it works.
Enjoy.
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Description of Health o Meter BFM582-63 Body Fat, Percent Hydration & Weight Tracking Scale, Glass with Chrome Accents
Health o Meter BFM582-63 Body Fat, Percent Hydration & Weight Tracking Scale calculates body fat and hydration percentage. It accurately measures weight up to 330 lbs in 0.2 lb increments and FDA approved BIA (bioelectrical impedance analysis) measures body fat by passing tiny electrical impulses through the body. The electrical current reacts to fat and muscle by measuring resistance to the current. Has tempered 8mm glass platform with chrome accents and 1.5" backlit LCD display. Displays weight and change in weight for up to 4 users. 4 replaceable AA batteries included.Body Fat Monitors
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