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muscle mass (%) and bone mass (in kg). Your personal data, such as sex
(male or female), age and height, must first be entered into one of the
individual storage cells.
Taking a measurement is then as easy as weighing yourself on a completely
normal set of scales. You need only choose your personal storage cell, stand
on the scales and within a few seconds your current body status will be
displayed for you.
For measuring, a weak current is used, which gauges the resistance. Water,
which is principally stored in the musculature, conducts very well; fat, on the
other hand, does not.
The method of measurement is referred to as "bioelectric impedance analysis"
(BIA), a factor which is based on the relationship between body weight and
associated body water percentages as well as on other biological data (age,
gender, body weight). With reference to the measured resistance and the
stored data, the body analysis scales can calculate your body composition
very accurately.
There are heavy persons with a well-balanced percentage between fat and
muscle mass, and there are seemingly slim persons with significantly high
body fat values. Fat is a factor that puts serious strain on the body, in
particular the cardiovascular system. Therefore, controlling both values (fat
and weight) is a prerequisite for health and fitness.
Body Fat
Body fat is an important component of the body. From protecting the joints as
a vitamin repository to regulating the body temperature, fat plays a vital role in
the body. Thus the goal is not to radically reduce the proportion of body fat,
but rather to achieve and maintain a healthy balance between muscle and fat.
The Importance of Water for our Health
Approximately fifty-five to sixty percent of the human body consists of water,
depending on age and gender in varying amounts.
Water has to fulfill several tasks within the body:
• It is the building block of our cells. That means that all the cells in our body,
whether skin cells, gland cells, muscle cells, brain cells or others, are
functional only if they contain enough water.
• It is a solvent for important substances in our body.
• It is a means of conveyance for nutrients, the body's own substances and
metabolic products.
Reference values for your fitness profile can be seen in the benchmark table.
It shows the dependency of body fat data on age and gender. Always pay
attention to your body's water balance, which, as well as the fat level,
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