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Normal percentage of body water
Female
Male
Child
> 58
> 60
Adult
> 52
> 58
Athlete
> 56
> 60
In general, athletes have 5% more body water. With increasing age, the
amount of water falls by around 10%.
Muscle mass
The muscle mass is the body’s motor. The most of the energy we use is
consumed by muscles. The muscles ensure that the body temperature is
maintained and are the basis of our physical performance.
Checking the muscle mass is particularly important for people with weight or
fat problems. As the body needs muscles to remove excess energy reserves
or fat deposits, weight reduction can only be successful in the long term if
muscles are built up at the same time.
Age
Female
Male
6–12
>36
>40
13–79
>30
>34
Athlete
>38
>42
At hlete mode
Your scale has a special setting for well-trained and muscular people
(“athletes”). As muscle cells have a similar bioelectric resistance to fat cells,
the scale could interpret muscles as fat. This problem only occurs if the
muscle mass is large; if a person has a normal range of muscles the scale does
not measure this as fat.
The athlete mode prevents this incorrect interpretation. In this mode, the
actual body fat values are measured using a different mathematical formula.
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