User
Modes
Tanita currently
offers three user modes that account for physiological differences
among people (for example, a very athletic adult will have
different body characteristics from an average person with
a fairly sedentary lifestyle). To receive the most accurate
body fat reading, make sure that you choose the right mode
for your body type. If you select the wrong mode, your reading
will be applied to the wrong calibration and could result
in an incorrect body fat reading..
Adult Mode:
For adults aged 18 and older who have moderately active to
inactive lifestyles.
Child Mode:
For children up to the age of 18, who are over 3-1/2 feet
tall (107 cm), who have moderately active to inactive lifestyles,
and whose bodies are still developing.
Athlete Mode:
Special calibration for very fit adults. Tanita's "athlete"
is someone who gets approximately 10 hours a week of intense
physical activity (this can be exercise, work or leisure related.)
"Athletes" also have a resting heart rate of approximately
60 beats per minute or less. This mode includes people who
have been very fit for years but currently exercise less than
10 hours per week. It does not include "enthusiastic
beginners" who recently started making a real commitment
to exercising at least 10 hours per week but whose bodies
have not yet changed to qualify for the Athlete mode. (Not
intended for professional athletes or bodybuilders)
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Information
for Women
Woman have more body fat than men--about
five percent more. By nature, a woman's body is developed
to protect her and
a potential fetus. As a result, women have more enzymes
for storing fat and fewer enzymes for burning fat. Additionally,
the estrogen women have activates fat storing enzymes and
causes them to multiply.
Women experience more changes
in hydration levels than men because of their menstrual cycle,
and this can affect body fat measuring, particularly using
the BIA method. Retaining fluid may also cause weight to fluctuate
day-to-day during this period causing additional variation
in the body fat percentage.
Female users of BIA products
should be aware of their natural monthly body cycles. To establish
a baseline for monitoring body fat, many women find it useful
to chart their readings every day for a month. Afterward,
monitoring at regular intervals can anticipate monthly fluctuations.
Hormonal changes due to pregnancy
or menopause may also cause water retention and variations
in measuring. Changes in hydration levels can also be due
to food, caffeine or alcohol consumption, strenuous exercise,
stress or illness, or the taking of prescription drugs.
To successfully monitor progress,
women should remember to compare weight and body fat percentage
measurements taken under the same conditions over a period
of time. Pay attention to fluctuations caused by menstruation.
And stay within the Women's--not the Men's--Healthy Body Fat
Range!
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Healthy
Range Indicator
Automatically compares your
body fat reading to the Healthy Body Fat Range Chart (above).
(Models TBF-626, TBF-556, TBF-558, TBF-559)
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Display
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Description
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-
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Under
fat
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0
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Healthy
Range
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+
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Over
fat
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++
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Obese
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Daily
Caloric Intake Feature
 This
helpful feature estimates the amount of calories you can
consume
in one day to maintain your current weight. To lose weight,
try consuming less calories than the amount shown. (Models
TBF-556, TBF-558, TBF-559)
Weight
Recall Feature
 By
automatically storing your results, the recall feature can
show you the difference between your current reading and your
previous one. This feature is particularly helpful for users
who are on a diet and/or exercise program. (Models
TBF-558, TBF-559)
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Graph
Feature
 The
graph feature records your body fat percentage each time you
take a reading. It calculates averages for these stored body
fat readings and displays them as graphic bars within the
chart area.
Over time, the graph places
the bars in a sequence, making the elements of a line graph
that can show you how your body fat levels are changing.
The graph calculates all of
this automatically, without the need for you to press any
additional buttons - and it's done in real time, so you'll
know instantly if you're on the right track. (model TBF-572
only)
Guest
Mode
The guest mode allows
you to use the scale without losing information already
assigned to the personal information keys.
Body Water Percentage
Mode
Calculates body water levels using bioelectric impedance
analysis (BIA)
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