How Do You Properly Use A Body Fat Scale?
A body fat scale is one of the newest products available to measure body fat. A body fat monitor scale works by passing a small (harmless) electrical current through your body and measuring the resistance. This is called bio electrical impedance analysis, or BIA for short. The current passes quicker through fat free tissue such as bones and muscle so the body fat scale is able to tell how much body fat you have by measuring the resistance. Here’s the key, the body fat scale does NOT measure the amount of body fat you have, it measures your body density. Unfortunately this means that there are factors that can give false readings. Here’s how to use a body fat scale correctly. Always use the body fat scale at the same time each day. The measurment can be skewed by such things as hydration level, perspiration and the amount of food in your body. I suggest using the body fat monitor scale first thing in the morning, after you go to the bathroom Try to stand on the body fat scale in the sam
