Body Composition Monitor
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1. Held Body Composition Monitor Model GY5700 health Lloydspharmacy CONTENTS INTRODUCTION About The Hand Held Body Composition Monitor Range Of Personal Information Getting Started Understanding Your Results Error Messages Getting The Best Results Cautions amp Warnings 10 11 12 13 14 health Lloydspharmacy INTRODUCTION The Lloydspharmacy Hand Held Body Composition Monitor works by bio electrical impedance It passes a harmless electric signal through your body Fat is more resistant than muscle and other tissues in the body thereby allowing the Hand Held Body Composition Monitor to use this along with the information you input about yourself to measure your body fat body muscle and body water percentages These figures will tell you more about your body and its make up than simple weighing can Please read the rest of this user manual carefully before using your Lloydspharmacy Hand Held Body Composition Monitor health About The Hand Held Body Composition Monitor Used to enter the data about your height weight sex and age Se 4 zn rfr BMI ciel rin IP alorie XX n Up and down keys to adjust the data on your height weight age and normal athlete mode gender I X xn Starts the measurement Switches the unit on and off health AE About The Hand Held Body Composition M2. For the best results measure your body fat ratio at night Do not measure for twenty minutes after drinking caffeine or water Results will vary during the day due to the amount of water in your body Measurements should ideally be taken at the same time of day and under the same conditions 13 health Lloydspharmacy CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS 1 Do not place the Body Composition Monitor in direct sunlight or expose to high temperatures 2 Keep out of the reach of children 3 Do not immerse in water or in any other liquid 4 Do not shake or drop 5 Do not open 6 Do not use the Lloydspharmacy Hand Held Body Composition Monitor if you are pregnant or fitted with a cardiac rhythm regulator artificial cardiac pacemaker or any similar device that has been implanted into the body 7 The body fat ratio and other measurement results from this product are for reference only for your health management if you have any questions about the results please contact your doctor or your Lloydspharmacist 14 health Lloydspharmacy Lloyds Pharmacy Limited Coventry CV2 2TX www lloydspharmacy com 15
3. 40 59 0 23 23 34 34 40 40 X POR 60 79 0 24 24 36 36 42 42 Very high Body Fat di MALE too low Healthy too high associated with obesity Age 20 39 0 8 8 20 20 25 25 40 59 0 11 11 22 22 28 28 Age 60 79 0 13 13 25 25 30 30 For reference only This information is based NIH and WHO guidelines 11 health Lloydspharmacy GETTING ERROR MESSAGES Errors can happen for a number of reasons Here are the common errors ERR1 Your hands too dry to give an accurate measurement Please moisturise and try again in ten minutes ERR2 Your hands were not holding the silver contacts correctly Please try again holding the unit like a steering wheel fingers and thumbs gripping the handles firmly with the fingers on the underside and the thumbs over the silver contact ERR3 Body impedance exceeds the limit Re measure ensuring you are holding the unit correctly ERR4 The result values are out of the measurement range Please note the unit will automatically shut off after two minutes Please press Power to restart the unit Erri When battery is lower than 2 4V the screen will display lo Batt 12 health Lloydspharmacy GETTING THE BEST RESULTS Your percentage body fat will be at its highest for several hours after getting up in the morning This is because you are storing more water in your body at this point
4. in body Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power Muscle definition is a function of 2 factors percentage of body fat and muscle size The higher the muscle rate the lower the body fat rate BMI Body Mass Index which shows body weight to height ratio CALORIE Total Daily Energy Expenditure TDEE this is the total number of calories your body expends in 24 hours including all activities TDEE is also known as your maintenance level Knowing your maintenance level will give you a starting reference point from which to begin your diet healthy eating programme 6 health Lloydspnarmacy Height Range Weight Range Age Range Sex Mode Activity Level Body Fat Body Water 0 Body Muscle Body Mass Index Calorie TDEE Range Of Personal Information 100cm 220cm in 0 1cm increments 39 87 in 1 increments 10kg 220kg in 0 1kg increments 22lb 48516 116 increments 1st 8lb 34st 9lb in 115 increments 10 years 99 years in 1 year increments Male Female Normal Athlete 1 5 3 5096 in 0 196 increments 3590 72 in 0 196 increments 47 92 in 0 1 increments 2 220 in 0 1 increments 693 Calorie 5109 Calorie in 1 Calorie increments health Lloydspharmacy Getting Started SETTING YOUR PROFILE Insert batteries as per instructions in battery section Press the 5 to switch the unit on The unit will go to t
5. athlete As guide if someone is doing more than 10 hours week of vigorous exercise and has been doing so for 6 weeks or more and hence has a resting heart rate of less than 60 beats a minute they should use the Athlete mode AGE Your age GENDER Male Female health About The Hand Held Body Composition Monitor ACTIVITY LEVEL The activity level which best suits your weekly exercise habits choice of 1 5 1 Sedentary desk job with little or no exercise 2 Lightly Active light exercise with sports 1 3days week 3 Moderately Active moderate exercise with sports 6 7 days week 4 Very Active intense exercise everyday or exercising twice a day 5 Extra Active intense exercise 2 or more times a day or training for marathon triathlon etc BODY FAT Percentage of body fat in body BODY WATER Percentage of fluid in the body hydration level It is not possible to categorise body water percentages because there are several factors that can affect it Some examples are physical activity illnesses and medication hormonal changes and caffeine and alcohol The time of day of measurement can also affect the reading so it is important to take the measurement at the same time of day and under the same conditions see section Getting The Best Results on page 13 This can then be used to monitor any drastic changes to your body water percentage BODY MUSCLE Percentage of body muscle
6. he data set up mode The default start up values shown in the guest profile will be Height 165cm Weight 30 Activity Level 3 Use the switch back of the unit to choose your preferred measurement unit ie kg or Ib or st lb To save your profile into the memory choose a profile setting from 1 9 using the UP DOWN arrows Press ENTER to confirm the setting and go to the next field The sequence of inputting personal information into the profile memory is profile number gt height gt weight gt age gt gender gt normal athlete mode gt activity level Lloydspharmacy Getting Started MEASURING YOUR BODY COMPOSITION Press the 5 to switch the unit on Use the UP DOWN arrows to choose your profile setting Hold the unit with both hands ensuring that your hands cover the electrode plates on the handles Stand with your arms stretched out straight in front of you Press START to begin the body composition measuring During measurement the unit will make a beeping sound and the display will show a sequence of o pue cau DISPLAY SHOWING YOUR BODY COMPOSITION Once the unit has completed the measurement the results will be shown on the display and will be split onto 2 pages BODY FAT Ub S EL 19 i rm Use the UP DOWN arrows to view both pages of results see pict
7. onitor Batteries Requires 2 x 1 5V AA batteries not included Insert batteries observing correct polarity Do not mix old and new batteries or different types of batteries Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used Do not use rechargeable batteries Non rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged Remove exhausted batteries from the unit Supply terminals are not to be short circuited Batteries must be handled under adult supervision If batteries leak and come into contact with the skin or eyes wash immediately with copious amounts of water Dispose of batteries safely according to battery manufacturer s instructions ealth h About The Hand Held Body Composition Monitor LCD Display BODY FAT a 5 00 00 8 Leu rn Er NORMAL BODY WATER BMI BODY MUSCLE Calorie Chr DAC D DATA WIA MEMORY There is a choice of 9 profile settings which can be saved The memory will record height weight normal athlete mode age gender and activity level There is also a choice of 1 guest profile but details input into this profile will not be saved HEIGHT Your height in centimetres or feet amp inches WEIGHT Your weight in kilograms kg pounds Ib or stones amp pounds st Ib NORMAL ATHLETE MODE There is no exact point at which a person becomes an
8. ure above for example of results pages y 9 health Lloydspharmacy Understanding Your Results BODY MASS INDEX Health practitioners identify healthy weight ranges through the Body Mass Index BMI Body Mass Index is a key index for relating your weight to your height It is not an absolute accurate calculation as body compositions can vary between individuals for example for those with extremely muscular bodies as muscle is much heavier than fat and throws the calculation off BMI is more of an accurate calculation if your body is of typical make up for your weight The following table shows you what classification your BMI relates to lt 18 5 under weight 18 5 24 9 normal 25 0 29 9 over weight 30 0 39 9 obese 10 health Lloydspharmacy Understanding Your Results BODY FAT PERCENTAGE This shows the amount of body fat you carry which makes a difference to your body shape and your health Fat affects your shape simply because pound for pound it takes up more space than muscle Monitoring your body fat percentage over time in conjunction with a regulated exercise programme will give you an accurate idea of your progress The table below shows you what classification your body fat percentage relates to Body Fat Body Fat Very high Body Fat FEMALE too low Healthy too high associated with obesity Age 20 39 0 21 21 33 33 39 39
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