Operation Manual

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Man Woman
Alowervalueisoftenfoundinathletes.Dependingonthetypeofsports,trainingintensityandphysical
constitution,valuesmayresultwhicharebelowtherecommendedvaluesstated.
Itshould,however,benotedthattherecouldbeadangertohealthinthecaseofextremelylowvalues.
Body water
The body water percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Man Woman
Bodyfatcontainsrelativelylittlewater.Thereforepersonswithahighbodyfatpercentagehavebodywater
percentagesbelowtherecommendedvalues.Withenduranceathletes,however,therecommendedvalues
could be exceeded due to low fat percentages and high muscle percentage.
Body water measurement with this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclusions, for example con-
cerning age-related water retention. If necessary ask your physician.
Basically, a high body water percentage should be the aim.
Muscle percentage
The muscle percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Man Woman
Bone mass
Liketherestofourbody,ourbonesaresubjecttothenaturaldevelopment,degenerationandageingpro-
cesses. Bone mass increases rapidly in childhood and reaches its maximum between 30 and 40 years of
age. Bone mass reduces slightly with increasing age. You can reduce this degeneration somewhat with heal-
thynutrition(particularlycalciumandvitaminD)andregularexercise.Withappropriatemusclebuilding,you
can also strengthen your bone structure.
Note that this scale will not show you the calcium content of your bones, but will measure the weight of all
bone constituents (organic substances, inorganic substances and water).
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average
poor
Age verygood good average poor
10 -14 <11 % 11-16 % 16,1- 21 % >21,1 %
15 -19 <12 % 12 -17 %
17,1- 22 % >22,1 %
20 - 29 <13 % 13 -18 %
18,1- 23 % >23,1 %
30 - 39 <14 % 14 -19 %
19,1- 24 % >24,1 %
40 - 49 <15 % 15 - 20 %
20,1- 25 % >25,1 %
50 - 59 <16 % 16 - 21 %
21,1- 26 % >26,1 %
60 - 69 <17 % 17- 22 %
22,1- 27 % >27,1 %
70 -100 <18 % 18 - 23 %
23,1- 28 % >28,1 %
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good
average
poor
Age verygood good average poor
10-14 <16 % 16 - 21 % 21,1- 26 % >26,1 %
15-19 <17 % 17- 22 %
22,1- 27 % >27,1 %
20-29 <18 % 18 - 23 %
23,1- 28 % >28,1 %
30-39 <19 % 19 - 24 %
24,1- 29 % >29,1 %
40-49 <20 % 20 - 25 %
25,1- 30 % >30,1 %
50-59 <21 % 21- 26 %
26,1- 31 % >31,1 %
60-69 <22 % 22 - 27 %
27,1- 32 % >32,1 %
70-100 <23 % 23 - 28 %
28,1- 33 % >33,1 %
Age low normal high
10 -14 <44 44 - 57 % >57 %
15 -19 <43 43 - 56 % >56 %
20 - 29 <42 42 - 54 % >54 %
30 - 39 <41 41- 52 % >52 %
40 - 49 <40 40 - 50 % >50 %
50 - 59 <39 39 - 48 % >48 %
60 - 69 <38 38 - 47 % >47 %
70 -100 <37 37- 46 % >46 %
Age low normal high
10-14 <36 36 - 43 % >43 %
15-19 <35 35 - 41 % >41 %
20-29 <34 34 - 39 % >39 %
30-39 <33 33 - 38 % >38 %
40-49 <31 31- 36 % >36 %
50-59 <29 29 - 34 % >34 %
60-69 <28 28 - 33 % >33 %
70-100 <27 27- 32 % >32 %
Age poor good verygood
10 -100 <50 50 - 65 % >65
Age poor good verygood
10-100 <45 45 - 60 % >60