Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale
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Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale Details
Manufacturer: OmronBrand: Omron
Product features:
- Provides accurate measurement of weight, body fat percentage, and body mass index (BMI)
- Supports up to four personal profiles, so each member of your family can track their own measurement
- BMI classified at three levels: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese
- Provides measurements for people of nearly all heights (3'4" to 6' 6-3/4") and nearly all ages (10 t
- Measures 12.2 x 11.8 x 2.1 inches (L x W x H)
Customer Reviews of Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale
Customer Review: Forget losing weight or how much water you've got in you; what really matters is fat, muscle, and resting metabolism.
Summary: 5 Stars
If I'm a 200 pound guy with 15% body fat (like Tyson was at his peak) should I be concerned about losing weight? Of course not. But if I'm dieting, losing weight, and I notice that my skeletal muscle percentage is dropping--which means I'm probably losing bone mass as well--then I have cause to worry.
Actually, when I was a national competitor in full-contact kickboxing back in the mid-90s, I weighed about 165 lbs and my body fat percentage was a near unhealthy 10%. While other fighters were eating salad, I was encouraged to eat cheeseburgers and fries because my coach and teammates were worried that I had become too lean. According to the BMI chart, I was only 10 lbs below my ideal weight, but the fact was I really needed get myself up to a healthy 185lbs.
Now I'm well above that ideal number, and 40 years old, yet still don't need to lose weight. I need to lose fat, and particularly visceral fat--which this scale offers the unique feature of measuring.
As far as knowing the amount of water in my body (something a lot of high end scales measure), why should I care about that? If I'm dehydrated I'll be thirsty; if I'm overhydrated I'll probably faint from the high blood pressure; in other words, I've got all the indicators I need by nature with regard to how much water I need in my body.
Displaying the history for 1, 7, 30, and 90 days is a great feature so I can track if I've lost fat or not, or if I've lost a disproportionate amount of weight to fat ratio and should change my strategy or habits.
The manual that comes with this scale is extremely educational and could really almost stand alone as an informative and conscise manual on weight management.
SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS:
1. After getting really drunk one night, the next morning I weighed a good 20lbs less and lost about 3% or 4% of my body fat. This was a false reading of course because I was severely dehydrated and still had alcohol in my blood from the night before--not that I wasn't a bit gitty at seeing the numbers.
2. My weight regardless of when I measure it is fairly consistent--so the scale is accurate--but it's true what the manual tells you about best times to weigh yourself. If I weigh myself immediately after getting home from work, I'm down 1 point on visceral fat and show 3% less body fat than if I weigh myself just before going to bed--long after dinner--and just upon waking up in the morning. I haven't tried it immediately after intense exercise (such as cycling 30 miles), but imagine the effect is pretty much the same.
BOTTOM LINE: If you're goal is really just to lose weight, you don't need this scale. But if you want to lose fat and know to what degree you're really killing yourself with visceral fat that you should concentrate on losing, then this is exactly what you want.
The manual is also outstanding, and at this price getting such an outstanding item that's so well thought out, designed, and constructed is a no brainer of a deal.
Forget Tanita. OMRON has been making better and more numerous diagnostic machines that are all around better, without the overinflated pricetag.
Description of Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale
Fat loss monitor with scale. Easy to read 2" extra large digital display. Measures body fat percentage in .1% increments. Weight capacity up to 330 lb (.2 lb increments). Four person profile memory plus guest mode. Displays previous reading. Chrome metallic finish.Health, Care, Beauty Products
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