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OBH Nordica Personal scale
Before use
Before the personal scale is taken into use for the first time, please read this instruction manual thoroughly
and keep it for future use.
Please note that all electronic equipment are sensitive, including electronic scales. This means that various
conditions may influence weighing, e.g. temperature swings and moving the around. Inaccuracies may
occur if the scale is cold. The scale consequently functions most accurately at normal room temperature.
It is important that the scale is allowed to ‘acclimatize’ for 24 hours before it is used for the first time.
Electronic noise from other units such as mobile phones, small transmitters, and certain microwave
ovens may influence weighing.
The scale has a maximum tolerance of approximately 1%, i.e. if a person weighs 70 kg the displayed
weight may fall between 60.3 and 70.7. E.g. if you weigh 70.75 kg, the scale will read either 70.7 or
70.8 kg (with 1% tolerance). If you need to know your weight with 100% exactness you should use a
professional scale.
If you want to control weight, body fat, body water and muscle mass for a longer period you should weigh
under the same circumstances each time. It´s to recommend that you weigh in the morning, earliest 1/2
an hour after waken up. If you have been eating, drinking or exercised before weighing this may lead
to misleading result since the fluid in your body will affect the estimation of both weight, body fat, body
fluid and muscle mass.
OBH Nordica Body Light
A regular scale measures your total weight. With OBH Nordica Body Light it is possible to get your weight
and estimate your body fat, body fluid and muscle mass. To estimate the different values, Body Light
use a method called Bio-electric Impedance analysis BIA. A small and completely harmless bio-electric
impulse is transferred through your body. When this impulse goes through your muscles and body fat
with high speed the micro processor analyses the speed of the signal. Your age, gender, length and
weight is also considered when Body Light estimates the body structure.
Body fat - what is that?
The body consists of fat (fat cells), muscle mass (blood, muscles, skeleton etc) and fluid. A small
amount of fat is extremely important for the body to function normally and helps to protect the body
from deceases, coldness etc but at the same time it´s not healthy to be too stout. To avoid a lane of
complications, you should avoid to get overweight since a high fat percentage increases the risk of
heart deceases, diabetes, high blood pressure etc. Regular exercise and healthy food helps to maintain
muscle mass and increase the body fat.
Why control fat percentage, water percentage and muscle mass?
To increase your weight and build muscles you should check that the exercise and diet gives result. If
you follow an extreme diet you may loose more muscles and fluid than fat. By using this scale for daily
weighing you get the result right away and you can easily follow up your diet and exercise. For best result
you should wait three hours after meals or exercise and keep an steady intake of fluid.
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