| Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale |  | Brand: Omron
Category: Health And Beauty
Buy New: $32.00 - $89.39 (On sale from $112.95)
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Rating:  272 reviews
Sales Rank: 445029
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
MPN: HBF400
ASIN: B000N24W90
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| Features:
| • | Provides accurate measurement of weight, body fat percentage, and body mass index (BMI) | | • | Supports up to four personal profiles, so each member of your family can track their own measurement | | • | BMI classified at three levels: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese | | • | Provides measurements for people of nearly all heights (3'4" to 6' 6-3/4") and nearly all ages (10 t | | • | Measures 12.2 x 11.8 x 2.1 inches (L x W x H) |
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Omron HBF-400 Body Fat Monitor and Scale August 4, 2008
We have only used the weight part of the scale. It records fairly consistently, which is what we were looking for.
Great Product! August 3, 2008
I love this scale! It is so easy to use and also provides everything you need to monitor your weight. I like the sleek and modern design. I have had several friends try it out and ask me where they can get one of their own.
Also a great Product July 28, 2008
Its a great product to measure your BMI, Bodyfat %, resting metabolism,
visceral Fat level.
with this you don't have to do lengthy calculation for all the things mnentioned above especially Body Fat % which i found to be one of the most important factor and to complicated to calculate.
To put all in one its worth to buy only for Body Fat % and Visceral fat level.
Good monitor July 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I actually traded in my WiiFit to buy this product.
The weight is very accurate, however the bodyfat and skeletal muslce measurement have a fairly large degree of error. This is due to the fact that your are supposed to hold you arms out at 90 degrees with bent arms -- however how much you bend your arms changes the reading by several %. Given that most scales with body fat measurements do not even give you measurements for skeletal muscle, a rating for mid-section fat, and a resting metabolism, this complaint is rather minor.
In the defence of the measurements, if you can be consistant about the angle of your arms this should be a non-issue. Combined with the fact that the hand-sensor is supposed to eliminate error caused by shifting water-weight throughout the day, I imagine this scale is as accurate as they come. I recommend it for measurements +- 3%, especially for people in workout programs -- everyone should know that building muscle can actually INCREASE your BMI but decrease your body fat, which is much more important.
 excellent scale, bogus fat monitor July 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been using this device for 2 years now. The good about this tool is scale that is extremely precise and gives 100% reproducible results.
As for body fat monitor, I believe it is a bogus. According to the description, they run some low-voltage electricity through your legs and compute fat level based on that. But here is my personal experience. I lost over 50 pounds within a year, and logged my mass and fat percentage daily. Body fat was reducing together with my mass, which is very predictable.
Once I was 150 pounds I made a simple experiment and measured my body fat while holding 2 20-pound dumb-bells in my hands. Since the current is run through your legs, you would not expect that these weights in my hands would affect the reading, but the tool displayed my body fat number PRECISELY the same as I had when I was 190 pound. In other words, this number is not really measured, it is just calculated based on your height (which you entered in the profile) and your measured mass.
To confirm my conclusion another way, I used Microsoft Excel and drew a graph of dependency between my mass and body fat percentage as shown by the scale. The line appeared ideally straight which is only possible if one number is derived from another rather than measured independently.
The bottom line here is: if you just want excellent scale for this price, it is a good choice, but don't count on body fat measurement.
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