Tips For Using The Scale - Beurer BG 65 Mode D'emploi

Important: Your feet, legs calves and thighs must not touch each other, as
this may result in your body fat being measured incorrectly.
– Finally your body fat proportion ("bf"). and your body water proportion
("H2O") are displayed in %. The scales switches off automatically after
approx. 5 seconds.

2.4 Tips for using the scale

Important when measuring body fat/body water:
- The measurement must only be made barefoot and it is helpful if the soles of
the feet are slightly damp. Completely dry soles can lead to unsatisfactory
results, as these have too little conductivity.
– Stand still during the measurement
– Wait a few hours (6-8) after unusually strenuous activity
– Wait for about 15 minutes after getting out of bed so that the water in your
body can become distributed.
Measurement of body fat and body water is not reliable in:
– children under 10 years
– individuals with fever, undergoing dialysis, with symptoms of edema or osteoporosis
– individuals taking cardiovascular medication. Persons taking vasodilating or vasoconstricting medications
– Persons with substantial anatomical deviations in the legs relative to total height (leg length considerably
short or long).
Body fat guide
The following body fat levels provide you with a guideline (for further information, please consult your doctor.)
A lower level is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sport, the intensity of training and physical
constitution, levels can be obtained that are even lower than the stated guidelines.
Women
Age very good good
<19 <17% 17-22%
20-29 <18% 18-23%
30-39 <19% 19-24%
40-49 <20% 20-25%
>50 <21% 21-26%
based on: "Principles + Labs for Physical Fitness and Wellness. 1
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO 2001), the percentage of body water should lie within the
following ranges:
Women: 50 – 55 %
Men: 60 – 65 %
Children: 65 – 75 %
In persons with a high proportion of fat, the percentage of body water obtained is very often below the stated
guidelines.
average poor
22,1-27% >27,1%
23,1-28% >28,1%
24,1-29% >29,1%
25,1-30% >30,1%
26,1-31% >31,1%
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Men
Age very good good
<19 <12% 12-17%
20-29 <13% 13-18%
30-39 <14% 14-19%
40-49 <15% 15-20%
>50 <16% 16-21%
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average poor
17,1-22% >22,1%
18,1-23% >23,1%
19,1-24% >24,1%
20,1-25% >25,1%
21,1-26% >26,1%