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Operating Instructions
Body Fat %
This value can serve as a guide to whether you need to adjust your diet, fitness program or fluid
intake to help you to achieve a healthy balance. Our bodies comprise of bone, fat and muscle. Fat
is vital for a healthy, functioning body – it protects vital organs, cushions joints, helps regulate body
temperature, stores vitamins and helps the body sustain itself when food is in short supply. But too
much or too little body fat can be damaging to our health. This is why it is important to measure and
monitor our body fat percentage using the Wireless Body Analysis Scale.
Body fat percentage gives us a good measure of wellness when used in conjunction with weight – if
we are aiming to lose weight, our weight loss could be because we are losing muscle mass, rather
than fat - we can still have a high percentage of fat even when a scale indicates ‘normal weight’.
MALE
Age
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
Low
<13
<14
<16
<17
<18
Optimal
14-20
15-21
17-23
18-24
19-25
Moderate
21-23
22-24
24-26
25-27
26-28
High
>23
>24
>26
>27
>28
For guidance, the Body Fat ranges for men and women are:
Female
Age
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
Low
<19
<20
<21
<22
<23
Optimal
20-28
21-29
22-30
23-31
24-32
Moderate
29-31
30-32
31-33
32-33
33-35
High
>31
>32
>33
>34
>35
