Evaluation Of Results - Beurer BF 700 Manual

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9. evaluation of results

Body fat percentage
Th e follo wing bo dy fat p erce nt ag es are g uid e v alu es (c ont act y ou r p hysic ia n f or f urth e r infor mation).
A low er v alu e is ofte n fo u n d in at hlet es. D ep e nd in g on t he ty p e of sp orts, trainin g inte nsity an d physical
const itution, v alues may re sult wh ich are b elow th e reco mm e nd e d valu es state d. It s ho uld, h ow ever, be
not e d th at t he re c ou ld b e a da n ge r to he alt h in t he c as e of extrem ely low values.
Body wa te r pe rce nta ge
Th e b o dy wat er p erce nt ag e is n orma lly wit hin th e f ollow in g ra ng es:
Man
age poor
10 –100 <50 %
B o dy fat cont ains relativ ely little water. Th eref ore p ers o ns wit h a h ig h b o dy fat p erc ent ag e h ave body
wate r p erc e nta g es b elow th e reco mm e nd e d values. Wit h e n dura nce athlete s, ho wev er, th e rec om me n d ed
values co uld b e exc e ed e d d u e to lo w fat pe rce nt ag es an d h ig h m uscle percentage.
This scale is u ns uita ble fo r m ea su rin g bo dy w ate r in orde r to draw m ed ic al c onc lu sion s co nc ernin g age-
relate d wat er rete ntio n, fo r ex am ple. If n ec ess ary ask y o ur phys ician. B asic ally, a hig h b o dy wat er percent-
ag e sh ou ld b e th e aim.
Mus c le percentage
The m uscle pe rce nta ge is n orma lly wit hin th e f ollow in g ranges:
good ve ry good
50 – 65 % >65 %
Woma n
age poor
10 –100 <45 %
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good ve ry good
45 – 60 % >60 %