Monitor Your Body Fat
You’ve already learned how important proper body fat levels are for
total health and fitness. Now you’ll learn how to find your body fat
baseline and get the maximum benefit from your Professional Body
Fat Monitor and Scale.
Every body is different, and ever-changing. It’s not uncommon for
your weight to fluctuate by as much as three pounds throughout the
day. While this is normal - usually associated with changes in
hydration - it does change your body composition slightly. That’s
why it is important to establish your personal baseline before you
set your fitness goals.
The first 7-10 days you use your Professional Body Fat Monitor and
Scale, record your weight and body fat % in this chart. You will use
these numbers to calculate your baseline.
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Finding your baseline is easy!
Just total your weight and body fat %, then divide each total by the
number of days.
Baseline Weight = Total Number of Days
Baseline Body Fat % = Total Body Fat % + Number of Days
Once you determine your baseline numbers, you’re ready to use
your Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale to reach your
fitness goals!
Why Measure Body Fat?
The key to long-term weight management and better health is
building lean muscle and losing body fat. Being healthy doesn’t
mean getting “skinny.” A thin person can have an unhealthy excess
of body fat. A muscuslar person can technically be overweight, but
healthy. Getting and staying lean means controlling your body fat
percentage.
Health professionals outline healthy body fat levels as follows:
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Fit: No more than 23% body fat for men, 27%
for women.
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Exceeds Ideal Range: 24% or more body fat for men, 28% or
more for women
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Obese: Defined as an excess of 30% body fat for men
or women.
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