Tefal BM6000V0 BODYPARTNER [6/98] Tips on tracking your weight

Tips on tracking your weight

To control your weight and figure, you must know your body composition

(including your fat mass). Muscles and fat mass, which essentially make up

your weight, are indispensable for life, and must be distributed evenly.

This distribution varies according to your sex, age and height.

Muscles allow you to carry out physical activities, lift objects and move

without difficulty. The higher the muscle mass is, the more energy it

consumes and thereby contributes to weight control.

Fat mass functions are insulation, protection and energy reserve. It is inert

and stores surplus calories, if you eat more than what you burn. Physical

exercise helps you to reduce it, whereas a sedentary lifestyle increases it.

In high quantities, fat mass is dangerous to health (cardiovascular risks,

cholesterol, etc.).

If you are on a diet, BODYPARTNER will help you to control the loss of your

fat mass while making sure your lean mass stays the same. This is helpful

because an unsuitable diet can result in loss of muscle. However, only

muscles consume energy.

This means that if you lose muscles, you will burn fewer calories and your

body will store the fat. Therefore you cannot reduce your fat mass on a

lasting basis without maintaining your muscle mass. BODYPARTNER will

help you to monitor your diet and control the balance of your body

composition over time.

To get the best out of your appliance, the body measurement must always

be taken in the same conditions:

– Measurements must be taken barefoot (direct contact with the skin).

Your feet must be dry and correctly positioned on the Electrodes, see

page 2. Caution: if your feet are too calloused, the measurement may be

distorted.

– Preferably once a week first thing in the morning (to avoid weight

fluctuations during the day due to your food intake, digestion or physical

activity).

– 15 minutes after you get up, so that the water in your body can

circulate to your lower limbs. It is also important to make sure that there

is no contact between your legs (thighs, knees, calves) or between your

feet. If necessary, slide a sheet of paper between your legs.

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