SOEHNLE Body Balance - Manual (Page 13)

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Due to loss of w ater caused by illness or after
physical activity (sport). After taking exercise, wait
for 6 to 8 hours before carrying out the next
measurement.
V arying or implausible results can occur in
the case of:
P ersons with a high temperature, symptoms of
oedema or osteoporosis
P ersons undergoing dialysis treatment
P ersons taking cardiovascular medicine
Pregnant women
Athletes who undertak
e more than 10 hours of
intensive training per week and have a resting
pulse rate of under 60/min
Competitive athletes and body builders
P
ersons under the age of 17.
Analysis is based on the measurement of the body's
electrical resistance. Eating and drinking habits dur-
ing the course of the day and individual lifestyle
affect the water balance. This is noticeable by the
fluctuations in the display.
In order to ensure that the results of analysis are
a accurate and consistent as possible, keep the
measurement conditions constant, as only in this
way will you be able to observe changes over an
extended period.
Other factor s can affect water balance:
After a bath, the body fat reading may be too low
and the body water reading too high.
After a meal, readings can be higher.
W omen may experience fluctuations due to the
menstrual cycle.
F actors influencing measurement readings
Health experts recommend the following percentages :
Men Women
Age Body fat
Body
water
Body fat
Body
water
low normal high
very
high
normal low normal high
very
high
normal
10-12 < 8 8-18 18-24 >24 >64 <12 12-23 23-30 >30 >60
12-18 <8 8-18 18-24 >24 >63,5 <15 15-25 25-33 >33 >58,5
18-30 <8 8-18 18-24 >24 >62,5 <20 20-29 29-36 >36 >56
30-40 <11 11-20 20-26 >26 >61 <22 22-31 31-38 >38 >53
40-50 <13 13-22 22-28 >28 >60 <24 24-33 33-40 >40 >52
50-60 <15 15-24 24-30 >30 >59 <26 26-35 35-42 >42 >51
60+ <17 17-26 26-34 >34 >58 <28 28-37 37-47 >47 >50
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