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Holistic Guidance - Omron HBF-306C Fat Loss Monitor
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List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $28.58
Your Save: $ 11.41 ( 29% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Omron
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 1
Batteries: 2
Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Omron
Color: White
EAN: 0073796306304
Feature: Analyzer measures your body fat with a gentle, micro electrical current
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Omron
Manufacturer: Omron
Model: HBF-306C
Publisher: Omron
Release Date: 2006-06-01
Studio: Omron
Variation Description: White
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Features
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Analyzer measures your body fat with a gentle, micro electrical current
Two modes -- athletic and normal -- provide accurate results based on your exercise regiment
Delivers measurement results for Bi method (Bioelectrical Impedance Method) and BMI (Body Mass Index)
Delivers results in approximately seven seconds
Features a nine person memory profile for the whole family
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Editorial Reviews:
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Measurement of body fat composition is the key to long-term exercise success. The Omron hand held body fat analyzer is an affordable and easy way to measure body fat in the privacy of your own home. After inputting the data, a measurement can be started by simply holding the grip electrodes and pressing the START button. Omron's Weight Management products help you monitor progress in achieving a healthier, more active lifestyle. Whether your goal is to maintain or improve overall health, lose weight or get more energy in your daily life, physical activity is essential to staying healthy.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Works for me
Comment: I know zip about body-fat monitors, but having just started the P90X program and needing something to monitor my current and (hopefully much lower) future BMIs and body-fat percentages, this unit works just fine for me.
It's simple (takes maybe 45 seconds to set up) and quick (10 seconds to do a reading) -- plus my BMI is dropping, so I'm happy.
And honestly, if a one- or two-percentage-point variance was a sticking point for me (as it is for others who posted here) I'd have bought something that cost more than 25 bucks.
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Summary: Glorified calculator
Comment: The Omron HBF is a one trick wonder. It's a glorified calculator, and if you know the math, you can do the equation yourself. It would make you believe that you must grip the handles while it checks the BMI of your body, but you could put in any sex/age/height/build/and weight, and it will pop out with the number from the equation, and nothing based on you.
If you can't find the equation, or don't want to do it, it's an investment, otherwise, use a regular calculator and save your money.
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Summary: Too Erratic
Comment: I've used this device for several weeks and depending on the time of day and the amount of water that you've drunk it will fluctuate up to 10%. Also the number's that seem realistic are 3 to 4 percent off what other fat moniters say. Good idea but spend a little more and get a better one or get a skinfold test one.
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Summary: Too much fluctuation
Comment: They use this at my gym and I thought for the price, I'd get it to have at home to monitor fat loss instead of just the number on the scale.
I tried a few times (testing one after another until I got two of the same readings) and didn't change any settings and the fat percent varied up to 1.5% different each time and never got the same reading twice (after trying about 4-5 times). For $28.00, I would want something that doesn't vary that much.
I'm sending it back and will just use my tape measure and the scale to monitor myself.
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Summary: Measurements inherently flawed
Comment: I had a series of electronic body composition measurements taken at a gym over a period of months. The practitioner used electrodes all over my body, with skin preparation as would be used for an EKG, and still the variation in readings was far greater than could be possible, thus invalid. As others have said, get calipers and learn how to use them.
Also, people, forget about BMI. This was a measurement developed to study POPULATIONS, and never intended for the evaluation of individuals. Use common sense. How can a value that considers only weight and height be a valid reflection of an individual's health and fitness? Muscle is denser than fat, so an individual with minimal muscle will show a lower BMI than a heavily-muscled one of the same stature. Are we to believe that the lower BMI in this example indicates the healthier of the two? Nonsense!
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