Since there are dynamic physiological changes that occur during pregnancy, a pregnant woman cannot expect an accurate body fat reading. Since obtaining an accurate reading during pregnancy is not possible, it would not be recommended to monitor your body fat until after delivery.
Q: Is the Body Fat Monitor safe to use if you have a medical device or implant? A: Persons with pacemakers or other electronic medical implants should not use the monitor. Persons with non-electronic medical implants may safely use the monitor. Any metallic implant in your body could affect the body fat reading, giving a slightly lower than normal reading.
However, since the metal will continue to have the same affect on the reading each time you use the monitor; you can still use the monitor to successfully track the relative change in body fat over time. Q: Why are your scales FDA cleared?
This includes review and clearing an application for a BIA scale prior to its sale to ensure the scale is safe and effective. The FDA also subjects Tanita to periodic inspections to make sure that we comply with their manufacturing regulations as well.
Other scale manufacturers bypass this clearance process, Tanita does not compromise, your confidence is our priority. Q: Why is there an "Athlete Mode"? A: The Athlete mode was developed to provide a more accurate reading for athletic body types. Athletic body types are physiologically different than standard adult body types, due to muscle mass and hydration level differences.
Athletes tend to have greater muscle mass and tend to be more dehydrated. These differences would skew the body fat reading high, when taken with the standard Adult mode. Q: What conditions might cause skewed results or an "Error" reading in the display?
A: Hydration fluctuations which may result from alcohol or food consumption, sleep, intense exercise, medication or pre-menstruation.
A: The product's length of durability, accuracy, and reliability is measured by the amount of times it is used, not calendar time. Warranty periods vary by product refer to the warranty card that came with your product. Q: What type of maintenance is necessary? A: There is simply no maintenance other than the use of alcohol to wipe the foot pads clean and glass cleaner to keep them shiny-always apply to a cloth first and then to the product; avoid soaps.
Q: How will I know if my Tanita Monitor needs recalibrating? Professional Monitor Only A: An "Error" or "Sub" code might appear on the readout; the digital display might not "zero out" after your last measurement; or the results might be erratic and non-repeatable.
Call customer service at Instead, users enter necessary information whenever they wish to use the scale as a body fat monitor. This takes less than 30 seconds, and makes an UltimateScale perfect for the person who wants to monitor occasionally. Q: Why do "st-lb" or "kg" appear when taking a measurement?
A: The unit's "Weight Mode" has been set to measure your weight in units of stone-pounds or kilograms. Tanita's Body Fat Monitors and the UltimateScales can measure weight in three different modes: lb pounds , kg kilograms or st-lb British stone-pounds.
Refer to your manual for instructions on changing the units. After stepping off of the scale you can press any of the other buttons to see your readings.
The trick is to be off of the scale before pressing the other buttons. Q: How does age effect body fat percent? A: Research has determined that as we age there is a tendency to increase body fat and decrease muscle mass. This is a natural progression unless you increase exercise as you age. The age equations now being utilized on the latest Tanita products are designed to provide greater accuracy in the estimation of body fat.
Previous models did not have this data and therefore were not as accurate as the current models. Q: What are the Body Fat ranges for children? A:Appropriate body fat ranges for children under eighteen can be found on this chart. A: If you are an adult who has approximately 12 hours of intense physical activity and have a resting heart rate of approximately 60 beats per minute or less, you probably need to use the Athlete Mode.
Tanita uses a mathematical formula to determine body fat percentage based upon these variables: height, weight, gender, age group and resistance impedance. The Athlete Mode uses a mathematical formula that is different than that used in the Adult Mode. The Athlete Mode was designed through population studies of individuals meeting the above criteria.
At this time, populations of professional athletes and body builders have not been studied to establish a separate mode for this unique group. Professional athletes and body builders are advised that since the models have not been designed with them specifically in mind, they may obtain a higher than normal body fat reading. The great repeatability of the product enables one to establish a baseline and use the product for "trending purposes" to assess loss or gain in body fat over time.
A: Basal Metabolic Rate is the minimum level of energy need at rest to function effectively. BMR is based on the level of muscle mass. I am sort of all over the board on hours per week, anywhere from 6. Always chasing that speed gain or PR improvement.
I have no idea if the following applies to this scale, but the TR crew found that the Tanita settings showed:. I have the same withings scale and have recently done a Dexa scan recently so I might be able to give a bit of an idea on how accurate it is. The athlete mode is pretty much lying to you, I would keep it on the normal mode and assume even that reads a bit low. Yeah after I clicked on that link by mcneese. Yeah, they are less that accurate… I find that as long as I am weighing myself at the same time each day I can trust the trends from week to week but not so much the actual numbers.
For users with a certain body type, our regular algorithm may provide an inaccurate Fat Mass measurement. If you work out more than 8 hours a week and have a resting heart rate below 60 bpm, you may need to use the Athlete mode. What effect will enabling Athlete mode have on my Body Composition measurements? Then just make sure it goes down. The scale is starting to annoy me.
I weigh myself daily about the same time. Making some progress as far as I know from looking in the mirror and the way my clothes is fitting. From the scale as well as far as weight goes. Some people naturally have a low heart rate — it does not apply unless they exercise at that level. They should also have been exercising at this level for at least 6 months. Athlete mode is particularly suitable for people in endurance sports like running and cycling and those in cross training.
Professional athletes and body builders may still get an overestimation of their body fat percentage even in Athlete mode.
A resting heartbeat of under 60bpm.
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