Operation Manual

Polar BodyAge System
Conversions of Body Density to Body Fat
Lohman and Heyward, (1989) Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, page
148. Ages 7 to 50+ Years of Age using a multicomponent model that takes into account Age,
Gender, Fat Free Body density (changed based on differences in body water & bone mineral in
different age groups).
BioImpedence guidelines and information
Tanita Body Composition Analyzer BF-350 Instruction Manual and Techincal Notes
Impedance Equations (for Manual Entry)
Lohman, T.G. (1989, Feb.) Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Seminar presented to Department
of Exercise Science, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Lukask, H.C., Johnson, P.E., Bolonchuck, W.W., & Lyken , G.I. (1985). Assessment of Fat Free
Mass using Bioelectrical Impedance Measurements of the Human Body. American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, 41, 810-917.
Circumference Protocols
Tran, Z.V., & Weltman, A. (1989). Generalized Equation for Predicting Body Density of Women
from Girth Measurements. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, 21, 101-104.
Behnke, A.R., & Wilmore, J.H. (1974). Evaluation and Regulation of Body Build and
Composition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Low Body Fat
Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, And Human Performance, Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2001
Cardiovascular
Polar OwnIndex®
Jackson, Blair, Mahar, Ross and Stuteville. Prediction of functional aerobic capacity without
exercise testing. Med Sci Sports Exerc 22, 6, 863-870, 1990.
Väinämö, Tulppo, Mäkikallio, Röning. An artificial neural network for human aerobic fitness
approximation. Proceeding of the International Neural Network ICNN, Washington DC, June 3-6,
1996, pp. 1939-1949.
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