The members of your fitness center weigh themselves safely at home on a Personal scale. A body fat scale in the gym would tell them much more about their body, because it not only measures weight, but also other values such as body fat percentage or muscle mass. With a body fat scale, your exercisers can check their training successes much better and know exactly where they stand.
Body fat scale: Muscle mass, measure body fat and much more!
Almost every household has a Personal scales. A body fat scale is very expensive due to its additional functions and is therefore rarely used by private individuals. It is more likely to be found in gyms or doctors' offices and is actually a type of Personal scale. Body fat scales However, in addition to weight, also measure body fat percentage, muscle mass, water percentage and calorie consumption.
So how does this work? On the base of the scale there are electrodes on which the user places his feet. Then low-frequency electric currents, which are, however, completely harmless for healthy people, flow through the body. Since fat and other body masses such as muscles, bones and water all have different conductivities, this results in different resistances that the current must overcome. The scale then calculates the amount of fat in the body from the measured resistance and your previously provided information about weight, age and gender.
Body Fat Scale: Muscle mass built up or fat lost?
In the fitness and sports industry, body fat percentage plays an important role. Athletes are very interested in such values, because it allows to accurately document changes in their body. Also for people who want to lose weight, instead of a personal scales a body fat scale because it allows them to see their successes more clearly, which in turn increases motivation. If you want to lose weight and build muscle at the same time, a personal scale may not show any change in your weight. In reality, however, the fat has been replaced by muscle mass and the constant weight is therefore due to the newly built muscles. On the basis of a body fat scale and the values you can find out whether your training or your diet leads to success.
Additional functions of a body fat scale: Bluetooth- or WLAN transmission
With a smart scale, data transmission via Bluetooth or WLAN is usually also possible. To the body fat scales often include an appto which all data is transferred and can then be evaluated, analyzed and even shared on social networks. So you always keep an overview of your results and can accurately document your progress.
Conclusion
Much more than a personal scale - Body fat scales have many additional functions, including the measurement of additional values such as muscle mass or body fat percentage. Body fat scales including Bluetooth-function also offer a practical way of clearly documenting and analyzing the measurement results. This makes it worthwhile to use a body scale in the gym instead of a personal scales a body fat scale instead of a personal scale - your members will be happy to learn more about the composition of their body this way!
If you have now decided to buy a professional body fat scale for your gym or practice, a premium brand like InBodywould be would be exactly the right choice! New and used scales from InBody you can also get at fitnessmarkt.de!
Want to learn a little more about body fat scales first? Then read our magazine article on the topic "Body fat scales in the test" and learn the difference between high-quality and discounter scales!
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Published on: 24 October 2016