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Once the initial measurement has been performed, the creation of a
new user is complete.
Setting the level of activity
The level of activity is used to calculate your basal and active metabolic
rates in calories.
Realistically consider your lifestyle in the medium to long-term and
then select the correct level of activity. Use the app to set one of the
following activity levels (see chapter “Establishing a Bluetooth®
connection”):
Level of
activity
Description
1 Low level of
activity
You are not active in your free time or professionally;
you spend most of your time sitting or lying down.
Examples: Elderly persons or people with physical
handicaps.
2 Occasionally
active
You engage in a limited amount of activity in your free
time or professionally; otherwise you spend most of
your time sitting. Examples: Office employees,
students, precision mechanics.
3 Moderately
active
You are moderately active in your free time and walk
or stand when at work. Or you exercise regularly in
addition to your sedentary profession. Examples:
Assembly line works, craftsmen.
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Level of
activity
Description
4 Active
You are active both in your free time and at work.
Examples: Waiters, salespersons, nursing services.
5 Very active
You engage in strenuous physical activity in your free
time and professionally. Examples: Construction
workers, farmers, competitive athletes.
Performing a measurement
For ideal, comparable measurement results, follow the
basic rules below when performing a measurement.
•
Weigh yourself when undressed, on an empty stomach and if
possible, always at the same time of day. The best time to weigh
yourself is in the morning after you have used the toilet.
•
The body fat percentage can only be measured if you are
barefoot. Ideally, your feet should be damp, but no cream should
have been applied. Completely dry or heavily callused foot soles
are not sufficiently conductive and may affect the accuracy of
results.
•
Your feet, legs, calves and thighs must not touch during
measurement.
•
When you weigh yourself after getting up, give your body approx.
15 minutes to enable proper distribution of the body water
percentage in your body.
