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 Flawed! May 5, 2010
Safety Steve
I have used various methods to determine my body fat percentage. This includes, Taylor scales with impedance features, bodyfat calipers, and even formula based on bodypart measurements. All of these methods are comparable by 2-3%. However, I decided to buy the Omron with hopes it would be a convenient way to measure my bodyfat. I was highly disappointed. I have tried it several times and each time it says that I am 8% lower in bodyfat than the other methods mentioned above. It could be a usable tool if it were 2-5% off but at 8% off it's unusable.
I would recommend Accu-Measure skinfold calipers instead. They are half the cost and twice as accurate.
 great BMI and Body fat % machine May 3, 2010
Jessica A. Salter
It works great. No ones their skin pinched. Does what it needs to do with little effort.
Omron for Fat loss determination and Body Mass Index April 26, 2010
This omron is the newest model for determining the %fat and Body Mass Index. Its black color avoids it to get dirty by its continuous handling.
 Facts about BIA March 25, 2010
J. Berger (NC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ok, this is mainly to go over some facts about Bioelectrical Impedance devices since many of the other people reviewing dont seem to have a clear understanding.
Devices such as these measure someones %fat by sending a small electrical signal through the body, and when measured along with an individuals height, weight, gender, and age, it can calculate within 4% of what a persons %fat is PROVIDED that they follow certain guidelines. That is the trick with BIA, the person must have met certain protocols in order for it to be as accurate as it can (which can still be at best up to 4% off).
*****In order for BIA to be accurate certain guidelines must be followed: *****
----No eating or drinking within 4hrs of assessment
----Avoid moderate/vigorous activity within 12hrs.
----Void (pee) completely before assessment
----No drinking alcohol within the past 2 days prior to assessment
----Ingest no diuretics within the past 7 days of the assessment
This device works off of the principle that electricity travels faster through the muscles (which are highly saturated with water) than through fat (which is hydrophobic.... meaning it doesn't like water). So no, you would NOT want to drink immediately before or even kind of before taking the BIA if you want to get a KIND OF accurate result.
I am not a huge fan of BIA since 90% of the people you would be having them use it for would not meet the guidelines, but it CAN give you a ballpark figure of someones %fat *IF* it is impossible to get their body composition by other means (for example skinfolds... provided you are good enough at them). These are best used for the more obese clients, or ones uncomfortable with being administered skinfolds or (if you are at a facility that even has this kind of equipment) things such as the bodpod or hydrodensitometry.
More of a gimmic March 4, 2010
Bob (N. Idaho)
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
We purchased one of these because we saw it on the "Doctors" TV show, however the BMI calc can be easily done using any online chart. The other reading "fat" is varible. Pass on this one.
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