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✓
Place QardioBase on a flat, hard surface. Although
QardioBase is suitable for use on most surfaces, soft, uneven
flooring can cause the scale to give less reliable
measurements of your weight.
✓
Step onto the scale with your feet parallel and weight equally
distributed. Do not worry if your feet appear too large for
the unit, as accurate measurements can still be obtained if
your toes extend outside the platform.
✓
Stand still while the scale measures your weight. An accurate
reading will not be possible if you are not standing.
✓
Weigh yourself with dry, bare feet. Stand with your feet apart
to avoid your legs touching. The scale cannot accurately
measure body composition if you are wearing shoes, socks or
stockings, or if your feet or the scale surface are not clean.
CHECKLIST FOR AN ACCURATE AND
RELIABLE MEASUREMENT
✓
Try to measure your weight each day on the same scale and
at the same time to see consistent trends. Your weight and
body composition will naturally vary over the course of the
day.
✓
More accurate measurements will be taken if you measure
yourself undressed, before breakfast, and showering, and
after voiding your bladder.
✓
To improve the accuracy of the body composition
percentage analysis, avoid measuring in the following cases:
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High alcohol level.
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High level of caffeine or other stimulants.
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After intense sport activity.
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After heavy meals.
•
In case of dehydration
problems.
