subject: Homedics SC-540 LCD 400 lb/180 kg Capacity Bath Scale with Body Composition Scanner [print this page] Author: saichon sannok Author: saichon sannok
I purchased this scale hoping to find out what my body composition was without tedious skin fold or tape measure tests, and I was intrigued by the different settings for athletes. To my dismay, however, the paperwork that came with the scale offered two very different definitions of athlete. According to the quick start guide, and athlete is someone who engages in aerobic exercise for at least one hour a day, 5 days a week. But according to the longer manual, an athlete is someone who engages in 12 hours of aerobic exercise a week. The quick start guide would consider me an athlete, but the longer manual would not. As such, I weighed myself on both settings hoping that the difference wouldnt be to great since I qualified for both categoriesbut there was a 8 percentage point difference depending on the mode. According to one reading, I could loose some body fat and still be healthy, but according to the other I am dangerously low. So if you are a borderline athlete like me, this scale might not be so helpful. Feature Homedics SC-540 LCD 400 lb/180 kg Capacity Bath Scale with Body Composition Scanner Body composition scanner with KnowledgeBook technology measures body fat, body water, muscle and bone mass and Daily CaloriePredictor Normal and athlete mode Auto on technology 12 user memory and health status indicator Large easy to read 2.0 LCD display with blue backlight Body composition scanner with KnowledgeBook technology measures body fat, body water, muscle and bone mass and Daily CaloriePredictor Normal and athlete mode Auto on technology 12 user memory and health status indicator Large easy to read 2.0 LCD display with blue backlight http://www.healthinsurances.pannipa.com/2009/12/homedics-sc-540-lcd-400-lb180-kg-capacity-bath-scale-with-body-composition-scanner/About the Author:
