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The Innerscan range of body composition monitors is the next generation in home healthcare developed by Tanita. The range offers an in-depth insight into the health of the user, clearly displaying changes in overall health and fitness levels. The BC-543 also features a Children's Healthy Body Fat & Range and Visceral Fat Healthy Range for accurate results for the whole family.

Using Advanced Dual Frequency Technology, the results are analyzed along with gender, age, height and weight for the most accurate and comprehensive at-home reading ever available, in-depth information can be provided about muscle mass, body fat, total body water, metabolic rate and physique rating. The electrical signal is passed through the body twice and the average is taken from both impedance readings, giving a higher level of accuracy.

How can this information be used?

Monitor the impact of a diet on the body

Track and fine-tune an individual’s fitness programme by monitoring muscle mass and Basal Metabolic Rate changes

Prevent or reduce the risk of specific diseases (i.e. Type II diabetes, coronary heart disease and certain cancers)

Guides users in achieving their desired physique/body shape

Key Features:

• Children’s Body Fat % with Healthy Range indicator (age 7 +)- Following the latest medical research you are now able to monitor your child's body fat percentage and encourage them to stay within the healthy body fat range as they develop. As a parent you will already be aware of your child's health and general wellbeing. By also using a Tanita Monitor you can have even greater confidence that your family is leading a healthier lifestyle.
• Visceral Fat Rating - Visceral fat is also known as intra-abdominal fat, this fat is packed in between the internal organs. An excess of visceral fat, is known as a “pot belly” or “beer belly”, there are strong links between visceral fat and certain health related diseases such as coronary heart disease, type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome. The Tanita body composition monitor will assess Visceral fat levels in two categories.

  Low Risk	High Risk
  1 - 12	13 - 59

• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - The number of calories your body needs when at rest. Metabolism speed is determined by numerous factors such as age, gender, muscle mass and body fat. It is possible to use this information to develop a fitness/weight loss program. 
• Metabolism Age - As you grow older basal metabolic rate decreases, it tends to peak at about 16/17 years old. Metabolism age is the comparison of the users BMR, to the expected values based upon age. 
• Healthy range Body Fat % - Every human requires a degree of body fat to perform basic body functions, such as thermoregulation, protecting joints and menstruation. The Tanita body composition monitor will compare measured body fat to the Healthy ranges for that age range recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
  
  
  
• 9 Physique Rating - The Tanita body composition analyzer has the ability to give the user a physique rating, based on their body fat and muscle mass measurements
  
  
  
• Bone Mineral Mass - There is a close correlation between bone mineral mass and fat free mass (FFM), exercise and a balanced diet will promote increased bone mineral mass.
  
• Muscle Mass - During an exercise regime it likely that while body fat percentage decreases, muscle mass will increase, meaning that total body weight may stabilize. Knowing information on muscle mass will give the user a clearer view on their overall health than simply taking body weight or using body mass index (BMI) calculations

Standard Features:

• Body Fat % - Assessment of the percentage of total body weight which is made up from body fat
  
• Athlete Mode - The measurement of standard Adult body composition have been calibrated against clinical readings taken from a representative sample of the population, most of whom have sedentary or only moderately active lifestyles.
  When developing body composition equations, it was found that a different equation was needed to maintain accuracy in the elite athletic population. People who exercise at high levels over long periods of time exhibit differences in their muscle structure and hydration. Their muscle tissue composition may differ, there will be a difference in their water to muscle ratio and overall their bodies will be denser than the average person, as muscle tissue is denser than fat. If these people were to use the standard Adult mode on a Body Fat Monitor, their readings could be overestimated.
  A specific Athlete mode was developed and calibrated against a representative sample of "athletes".
  As a general guideline, anyone who carries out more than 10 hours of intensive aerobic exercise a week AND who has a resting heartbeat of under 60bpm should use athlete mode for accurate results. Athlete mode is particularly suitable for people in endurance sports like running and cycling and those in cross training.
  
• Total Body Water % - Water makes up on average over half of the bodies total weight. Guideline percentages are 45-60% for Females and 50-65% for Males. The ability to measure Total Body Water % (TBW%) is exceptionally useful as staying well hydrated is vital for both physical and cognitive performance.  As total body water can vary by as much as 3-4% throughout the day it is important to take readings at the same time every day.
  
• 4 Data Storage Memory - Store and track the results of 4 separate users
  
• Guest Function - Allows another user to also use the product, and not affect the saved results of the usual users

Technical Information:

• Weight Capacity: 150kg / 23st 8lb
• Weight Increments: 100g
  
• Body Fat Percentage Increments: 0.1%
• Total Body Water Percentage Increments: 0.1%
• 4 Electrodes
• 3 Year Guarantee
• Weight Only Feature
• Toughened safety Glass