Sanitas SBG39 [14/36] Incorrect measurement

Possiblecausesoferrors:

– Themaximumloadbearingcapacityof

 150kg(330lbs)wasexceeded.

– The electrical resistance between the electrodes

and the soles of your feed is too high

 (e.g.withheavilycallusedskin).

– Your body fat lies outside the measurable range

– Repeat weighing barefoot.

Slightly moisten the soles of your feet if necessary.

 Removethecallusesonthesolesofyourfeetif

necessary.

– Repeat weighing barefoot.

– Slightly moisten the soles of your feet if necessary.

– Repeat weighing barefoot.

– Slightly moisten the soles of your feet if necessary.

Attention: Pleasedonotconfusebonemasswithbonedensity.Bonedensitycanbedetermined

onlybymeansofamedicalexamination(e.g.computertomography,ultrasound).Itisthereforenot

state.Theenergyconsumptionofahumanbeingriseswithincreasingphysicalactivityandismea-

suredonthediagnosticscaleinrelationtothedegreeofactivityentered(1–5).

Tomaintainyourexistingweight,theamountofenergyusedmustbereintroducedintothebody

intheformoffoodanddrink.Iflessenergyisintroducedthanisusedoveralongerperiodoftime,

your body will obtain the difference largely from the amount of fat stored and your weight will redu-

ce.If,ontheotherhand,overalongerperiodoftimemoreenergyisintroducedthanthetotalactive

metabolicrate(AMR)calculated,yourbodywillbeunabletoburnofftheexcessenergy,andtheex-

cess will be stored in the body as fat and your weight will increase.

Resultsinrelationtotime

Notethatitisonlythelongtermtrendwhichcounts.Shortperiodfluctuationsinweightoverafew

tent,whereasmediumandlongtermchangesmayalsoinvolvethefatandmusclepercentages.

•Ifyourweightreducesovertheshortterm,butyourbodyfatpercentageincreasesorremainsthe

same,youhavemerelylostwater–e.g.afteratrainingsession,saunasessionoradietrestricted

only to rapid weight loss.

•Ifyourweightincreasesoverthemediumtermandthebodyfatpercentagefallsorstaysthe

same,thenyoucouldhavebuiltupvaluablemusclemass.

If your weight and body fat percentage fall simultaneously then your diet is working – you are losing

fatmass.Ideallyyoushouldsupportyourdietwithphysicalactivity,fitnessorpowertraining.Bythis

means,youcanincreaseyourmusclepercentageoverthemediumterm.