Body Fat / Hydration / Weight Scales
02-01-07, 11:52 AM
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Body Fat / Hydration / Weight Scales
Looking for a good accurate affordable Body Fat / Hydration / Weight Scale. Do you own one and how do you like it?
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Tanita's are the "gold standard". Mine's 5 years old, and still going strong. It measures to 0.2 lbs, and is very consistent.
That said, any scales that estimate body fat produce rough estimates only, and their readings can change hour by hour (because they are dependent on your state of hydration).
On "normal" mode, mine tells me that my body fat percentage is around 20%. In "athlete" mode, it tells me I'm at 8%. According to the "Navy Method" (https://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html), I'm around 12%.
That said, any scales that estimate body fat produce rough estimates only, and their readings can change hour by hour (because they are dependent on your state of hydration).
On "normal" mode, mine tells me that my body fat percentage is around 20%. In "athlete" mode, it tells me I'm at 8%. According to the "Navy Method" (https://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html), I'm around 12%.
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Originally Posted by DLH
Looking for a good accurate affordable Body Fat / Hydration / Weight Scale. Do you own one and how do you like it?
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