How is the calculation for body fat % different in normal mode and athlete mode?
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When using the Athletic option, My body fat% seems to have a lower reading. But on averages its about 0.2 - 0.6% less than in normal mode. The way I see it is if you wok out at least 5 days or more a week, place it in Athletic mode. Obviously if you play a sporst every year and are training throughout the year for it, same thing. But if you are a person who works out 1-4 days a week and you're working out very lightly, or just to maintain a current body type, then Normal is what you want. The book suggestions are as follows: Normal Mode: For People with lower activity, frequency, intensity and time or for people who are currently not exercising or active Athlete Mode: For people with higher activity, frequency, intensity and time. I work out at least 6 days a week, 3 of those days I work out twice a day. I do not play sports on the regular, but I do stay active more than not.
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The display shows weight first then it will switches to water mass and then i think bmi and then body fat percentage. when you select you user setting it will show you your previous reading
413072
The watch shows your heart rate in real time. The percentage function is something you can setup for different types of training. Hope this helps.
252756
There is a mode on the watch that will provide the calories used along with a bar graft indicating the intensity of your workout... 1 bar light workout, 2 bar moderate, etc. As far as knowing the accuracy of the reading on calories - the caloric result is based on the amt of time and your heart rate at the end of your workout session. If your finger is not dry or at correct pressure on sensor of watch, you can get a misread on your pulse. It took me a little bit to get used to the sensitivity of the sensor. It is satisfying to get the caloric reading after working out or biking, whatever.
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JW, the only thing I can think of is that you might have set the wrong "body type" - there are male, athletic male, female, and athletic female. I accidentally set mine to athletic female and almost died of happiness seeing it was about 16%. It did went up to 21% after I set the correct type. It's still different from the measurement I got from the Omron handheld though.
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Details are provided in the product description. Here is a copy: Detailed Measurement The weight display measures weight up to 330 pounds in .2-pound increments, while body fat percentage can be measured from 5 to 60 percent in .1 percent increments.
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Just spoke to manufacturer because I thought this was a good question. The explanation is that the percentages are figured by the use of two formulas, one of which is an algorithm that is universally recognized and used by the FDA as well. It used input such as age, height, weight, gender, activity, etc., to calculate what your percentage of body fat is and when used along with the much simpler formula that is based only on weight to height ratios it can make the numbers much more accurate. The most accurate numbers come from the water displacement tanks used by pro sports and bigger health facilities, but these scales we buy at such reasonable prices cannot get that accurate. So, by using these 2 formulas in harmony with the electrical signal impedance (which I am sure measures differently, on average, depending on your age), these home scales can get as close as possible for us. I hope this additional information to my original answer helps you somewhat to understand why it asks for age.
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I believe it takes a measurement everytime it is used, you can see the number fluctuate if you are moving or holding on to something. It seems very consistent I have weighed free weights just to test it out and it has been correct everytime.
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With BIA it only factors in the mass that is being measured. So, if you have a handheld, it will measure the upper body and torso but a staring scale will measure from leg-to-leg. So depending where you hold your fat, it can be significantly different between hand held and leg-to-leg readings. A con of BIA. I hope this helps.
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M is male & F is female. The person below indicated the athletic setting. You would use this if you workout a good amount or are very muscular.
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Not sure, but my roommate has the Ozeri, and it's body fat estimate is way, way off for me, by over 10%.
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Select Settings &gt; User Information Weight: Enter your weight. Height: Enter your height. Date of birth: Enter your date of birth Sex: Select MALE or FEMALE. Maximum heart rate is the highest number of heartbeats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion. Change the default value only if you know your laboratory-measured value. Not sure what you mean by setting it for 5 zones...i hope someone else can help!
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Normal is for everyday shots that are stationary or moving very little. The active mode would be for sporting events, children and folks on the move and so on where there is a lot of motion to contend with.
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It is 15% and is fixed at that. Just out of curiosity I did try to level it by placing blocks under it but it just didn't work. It isn't too steep but it is steep enough to provide a good workout. I do a steady fast walk and 15 minute in I am drenched. I average 45 minutes twice a day although sometimes I go a full hour. My stamina has increased and I've lost 5 lbs. in the past month. That may not sound like much but I am only 135lbs to begin with and 5'5". My goal is not weight loss but to keep from gaining weight. I absolutely love my Avari and would recommend it to anyone who doesn't want or need frills or fancy. Hope this answers your question. It is 15% and is fixed at that. Just out of curiosity I did try to level it by placing blocks under it but it just didn't work. It isn't too steep but it is steep enough to provide a good workout. I do a steady fast walk and 15 minute in I am drenched. I average 45 minutes twice a day although sometimes I go a full hour. My stamina has increased and I've lost 5 lbs. in the past month. That may not sound like much but I am only 135lbs to begin with and 5'5". My goal is not weight loss but to keep from gaining weight. I absolutely love my Avari and would recommend it to anyone who... » Read More It is 15% and is fixed at that. Just out of curiosity I did try to level it by placing blocks under it but it just didn't work. It isn't too steep but it is steep enough to provide a good workout. I do a steady fast walk and 15 minute in I am drenched. I average 45 minutes twice a day although sometimes I go a full hour. My stamina has increased and I've lost 5 lbs. in the past month. That may not sound like much but I am only 135lbs to begin with and 5'5". My goal is not weight loss but to keep from gaining weight. I absolutely love my Avari and would recommend it to anyone who doesn't want or need frills or fancy. Hope this answers your question. « Show Less
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I think it does because it measured the same % as when my personal trainer measured it. This is the one of the reasons why I bought it. I'm no longer paying for a trainer & wanted to be able to keep track of my body fat% & muscle mass. I hope my info helped.
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I don't remember. I actually sent it back because it doesn't allow you to input the proper weight, height and gender into it so my calories burned was based on a150 lb man. Sorry I couldn't help more
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It does, but is not acquarate, because change the values but if you set it up to a sedentary person it change to another. i dont belive in the athlete mode