Evaluation Of Results; Body Fat; Body Water; Muscle Percentage - Beurer BG 42 Instruction Manual

8. Evaluation of results

WARNING:
• This product does not and is not intended to provide a medical diagnosis. For medical advice please
contact a licensed physician. If you have an emergency please call 911 immediately.
• Consult your physician or healthcare provider before beginning a weight reduction or exercise program.
• The measurements provided are not substitutes for physician assessments. For medical advice please
contact a licensed physician.
• Please be aware that values obtained from this body analysis scale represent only an approximation
• of actual analytical medical data. Only a specialist physician can accurately determine body fat, body
water and muscle percentage using special medical procedures (e.g. computed tomography).
• Make sure that you enter the desired unit of mass regarding the weight results.
• Always consult your physician to determine what will be suitable for you.

Body fat

The following body fat percentages are guide values (contact your physician for further information).
A lower value is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sports, training intensity and physical con-
stitution, values may result which are below the recommended values stated. It should, however, be noted that
there could be a danger to health in the case of extremely low values.
Women
Age Very good Good
<19 <17% 17–22% 22,1–27% >27,1%
20–29 <18% 18–23% 23,1–28% >28,1%
30–39 <19% 19–24% 24,1–29% >29,1%
40–49 <20% 20–25% 25,1–30% >30,1%
>50 <21% 21–26% 26,1–31% >31,1%
based on: "Principles + Labs for Physical Fitness and Wellness. 1st edition, Copyright 1999"

Body water

According to the World Health Organization (WHO 2001), the percentage of body water should normally lie
within the following ranges:
Women: 50 – 55 %
Men: 60 – 65 %
Children: 65 –75 %
Body fat contains relatively little water. Therefore people with a high body fat percentage have body water per-
centages below the recommended values. With endurance athletes, however, the recommended values could
be exceeded due to low fat percentages and high muscle percentage.
This scale is unsuitable for measuring body water in order to draw medical conclusions concerning age-related
water retention, for example. If necessary ask your physician. Basically, a high body water percentage should
be the aim.

Muscle percentage

As the percentage of muscle differs from individual to individual, there are no generally valid guidelines.

Bone mass

Like the rest of our body, our bones are subject to the natural development, degeneration and ageing processes.
Bone mass increases rapidly in childhood and reaches its maximum between 30 and 40 years of age.
Bone mass reduces slightly with increasing age. You can reduce this degeneration somewhat with healthy
nutrition (particularly calcium and vitamin D) and regular exercise. With appropriate muscle building, you can
also strengthen your bone structure.
Note that this scale will not show you the calcium content of your bones, but will measure the weight of all bone
constituents (organic substances, inorganic substances and water).
Average Poor
10
Men
Age Very good Good
<19 <12% 12–17% 17,1–22% >22,1%
20–29 <13% 13–18% 18,1–23% >23,1%
30–39 <14% 14–19% 19,1–24% >24,1%
40–49 <15% 15–20% 20,1–25% >25,1%
>50 <16% 16–21% 21,1–26% >26,1%
Average Poor