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★★★★☆
Measure body fat percentage at a low price.
This is a great scale that is ready to use right out of the box. Just turn it on, using the toe button located on the bottom right side, and step on. Within seconds you have your weight displayed very accurately within a half pound.
The trump card feature of this scale is its ability to measure you body fat percentage (using bioelectrical impedance analysis). Just enter some basic info about yourself (adult/child, male/female, and height) and 5-4-3-2-1 (yes, the scale really counts down) you have your body fat percentage. The manual has a chart listing acceptable body fat levels so you can keep track of where your at.
The scale can�t measure body fat for everyone. Very small children and very fit (athletes) individuals will give false body fat readings (however, weight is always measured accurately).
The only major flaw with the scale is that you have to manually input your age, gender and height every time you want to measure body fat. A memory feature should have been added to save your information, as it can become very annoying to re-enter your information again and again. A memory feature is available on Tanita�s higher end model scales
The digital display is fairly easy to read (some scales have larger readouts).
Overall it is a nice, compact scale that is fast and accurate.
August 2002 · Health and Household