Beurer BF 54 - Manual (Page 12)

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5.3 Taking measurements
After all parameters have been entered, you can now measure your weight, body fat and the other data.
– Switch on the scale.
– Select the memory space where you would like to save your basic personal data by pressing the „up“
button several times. These are then displayed briefly until „ 0.0“ appears.
– Step on the scale with bare feet and stand still on the electrodes.
– Weight and BMI appear after weighing. The other values are determined afterwards.
Important: There may be no contact between feet, legs, calves and thighs. Otherwise the measurement
will not be performed correctly.
The following data are automatically displayed
consecutively:
1. Weight in BMI
2. Body fat in %
3. Body water in %
4. Muscle content
To view weight, BMI, BMR, AMR and bone
mass , press the „up“ button.
„ 0.0“ appears after approx. 15 seconds. The scale is now ready for another
measurement (repeat measurement). If you do not carry out a measurement,
the scale switches off automatically after several seconds.
Your measured value is automatically stored during switch-off. Two me-
mories are available for each user for this purpose.
5.4 Displaying measured value memory
After selecting a memory and carrying out a determination of body fat, the display “ 0.0” appears briefly.
Pressing the „down“ button displays your most recent measurements stored.
6. evaluation of results
Body weight /Body fat percentage
The body mass index (BMI) is a number that is often called upon to evaluate body weight. The
number is calculated from body weight and height, the formula is – body mass index = body
weight : height². The measurement unit for BMI is [kg/m²]. According to the BMI, weight is
classified for adults (20 years and over) using the following values (source: WHO):
Underweight Normal weight Overweight
16 - 18,4 18,5 - 24,9 25 - 40
Note that with very muscular physiques (body builders), the BMI interpretation will show overweight.
The reason for this is that no account is taken of well above average muscle mass in the BMI formula.
Trend display
This scale hase a trend display, in which the value currently measured is compared with the averages of
the last 5 measurements.
– Trend display up : present value is higher than the average of the last 5 measurements.
– Trend display down : present value is lower than the average of the last 5 measurements.
– Trend display up and down : present value is the same as the average of the last 5 measurements.
Muscle content Body water
Bodyfat
BMR
AMR Bone mass
Weight BMI
Trend