Tanita BC554 Ironman Glass InnerScan Body Composition Monitor Elite Series
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Product Reviews of Tanita BC554 Ironman Glass InnerScan Body Composition Monitor Elite Series
Product Review: Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Accurate, easy to use. Very happy with this scale. Lots of bells and whistles. Make sure you need all, if not just purchase a Tanita that has BW, Body Fat %, ,and Body water %. Product Review: Excelente producto
Summary: 5 Stars
Realmente result? muy buena esta balanza, me ha ayudado a controlar mi peso y mi ?ndice de grasa corporal. Lo recomiendo bastante sobre todo a las personas que llevan un r?gimen de ejercicio f?sico y una dieta equilibrada.
Product Review: Great Scale, Lots of Features
Summary: 4 Stars
The one "gotcha" I want to make clear to folks looking for the panacea of body-fat-testing is that it's inherently inaccurate. The nice thing about these scales is that you can use them to "ballpark" your BF. For example, you get on the scale at the same time every day and it always says "30%". That doesn't mean you are 30%, but it means you are likely in the ballpark of 30%.
Then let's say you workout for a month really hard, and the scale is now reading "25%". Again it doesn't mean hard-and-fast that you are 25% BF, it means you have likely lost 5% bodyfat though, which is great.
This scale tries to compensate for the fact that really-fit people can electronically seem to have more body fat because of the muscle they are carrying around by offering an "Athlete" setting for your profile. Unfortunately *I* don't need that setting, but for runners, lifters, etc. you will want to use that setting.
The scale offers I think 10 different stats that it gives you after being weighed which is awesome. The ones I pay the most attention to are:
* Weight
* Body Fat
* Athletic Age
* Visceral Fat
* Muscle Weight
Overall an excellent purchase and excellent scale, especially when compared to other simpler/crappier "BF scales".
The one "ding" I would give it is that the feet on it are set in from the 3 corners of the scale by about a 1/2" or so. What this means is that if you stand on the edge of the scale as you are putting your 2nd foot on it, it's possible to tip the scale down on that side. One time I stepped on the scale on the edge, and picked my other foot off the ground to put it on the scale and it popped up on me. Now I'm more careful about it, but I think if you are a big person with huge feet, this might be a little cumbersome.
Product Review: Feature Laden Gee Whiz Scale
Summary: 4 Stars
Being a computer guy, I love all of the features and measures that the scale gives me. And with multiple people in the family, it is nice to have them all have a profile on the scale.
The scale's body fat calculation matched my doctor's and the kids school scales, which is good.
You need 20/20 vision and a magnifying glass to see the icons and numbers that come out. I wish they would show them in bigger type and slower, to handle the older person.
Overall, I am very happy with the scale and the measurements.
Product Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
Have had this thing for months and overall am not pleased with it. Seems like the technology is just not there yet. Readings for the same person from day to day or hour to hour fluctuate tremendously especially on fat percentages.