Why doesn't the body fat measurement work? I have not been able to get the water or body fat to work. What's up?
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Make sure you're barefoot when using the scale to record anything but weight. Have you established your baseline? The scale needs to know your age, height and sex before it can use the body fat and water measurements. Instructions come with the scale, or you can download them here: http://www.escali.com/images/support/1351175302BFBW200%20manual.pdf Steps are: 1. Use arrow buttons to select a number (the scale records base height, age & sex for up to 10 people), press middle (enter, right angle arrow) button. 2. Use arrows to select sex, press enter. 3. Use arrows to select height, press enter. 4. Use arrows to select age, press enter. The scale will return to zero and should be ready to record body fat/ water percentage. Make sure you stay standing on the scale (with bare feet) until it completes the cycle and shows weight, bodyfat and water percentages. After baseline is saved, you can use one foot on the scale to cycle to your number (1-10) and use saved Age, Height, & Sex.
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It works fine for me, the thing is you have to stand on the scale until all 3 readings show. Don't get off the scale right after your weight shows, wait for all 3 figures and then you can step off. Also, in order to measure body fat and water weight your info must be entered into the scale. You should have created a profile for yourself listing your age and height, and when you step on the scale you should select your profile only for accurate readings (you can create multiple profiles). If that doesn't work, maybe your scale is defective.
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got mine set up. Once in a while (I'm guessing perhaps 1 every 5 times) I will have to step off and back on to get the scale to register that I want to be weighed.have not mounted it to the wall yet.the manual mentions slightly damp feet, not wet. I tried it without dampening my feet at all, and it seemed to work.
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Honestly, I returned my Striiv because it was too difficult to use. I bought a FitBit which I use every day. It coordinates with MyFitnessPal eating and exercising program, sends me activity for the past week so I can compare. I love my FitBit but cannot help you with the Striiv.
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Mine measures the same as previous two answers...agreeing with Julie--doesn't fit--too long; but it works for now as long as the users are...thoughtful!
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Make sure that the age, height and gender or anything else that is needed is as accurate as possible. Then make sure the profile is set to yours and not someone's else. Also make sure your feet are dry as possible. Mine is around ~12% and so make sure you are consistently measuring at the same time everyday.
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I have found that the actual weight does show up, if you have set up the app correctly. I also have lbs gained and lost.
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Sorry your having problems. I set-up two profiles on mine, the first on did just fine but the second one did like yours. After a couple of trys and adjusting where I stand on the scales it started working right. The scales have to be level, feet dry and covering the silver circles completely. Hope this helps!
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Hi JulieI think if when you weigh yourself it doesn't look right. I would return the scale. Which is what I didI have a scale called thinner which I bought 10 years ago from Bed Bath Beyond.It gives accurate weight as well as fat content
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I am very sorry to sound negative but this is a rubbish piece of kit. It is probably malfunctioning. It is not accurate, is badly made and I threw mine away. Treat yourself to a Tom Tom Sportwatch (multi sport model excellent). Or Boots sell two very good pedometers. Trev
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I had that scale for a few weeks only. It never worked properly, I tried on different surfaces around the apartment. It would show different numbers every time I weighed myself and it went dead in about a month. It's not reliable, so you can't really trust what the scale shows.
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call customer service # in your book, sounds like you need to re calibrate it. LOL Get ready take to a gym, you need like 300 lbs of weight to calibrate.
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Sounds like you have a bad cell and this will not help. Use a hydrometer and check your specific gravity across all cells.
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Hi Sylvia, It takes some getting used to and Polar is very hard to reach on phone. I had better luck online but still they don't answer my questions fully. I don't see any BMI indicator on watch or instruction booklet, so my answer would be no body fat calulator on this watch
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First set up a user profile (height gender age etc). Then when you get on the scale, STAY there for like an extra minute. First it shows ur weight, then it thinks for a few seconds and starts showing everything else :-)
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It sounds like the scale needs to calibrate itself. when you first got it, did you step onto the scale to activate it and then off to get it to weigh 0 pounds? If not, you could try that.
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For me it gives my whole weight and then body fat %. So whatever isn't a part of the body fat % is most likely just muscle mass. Haven't used it in a while now though.
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According to my manual it says: This instrument does not directly measure an individual's total body water content.