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Great quality scales , best I have used ever
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Whilst these scales are high quality with lots of features I was very disappointed that even though they have an "Athlete" mode the small print in the handbook advises that they "are not intended for ..........professional athletes or bodybuilders". If I'd known this I wouldn't have bought them. I know (from calliper measurements and visual reference charts) that my body fat is in the low 20% range but the Tanita scales consistently show my body fat in the low 30% range. Interestingly I also have a much cheaper set of scales from Lloyds Pharmacy that also have an "Athlete" mode (but eat up CR2032 batteries!) that confirm my body fat is low 20% range as does a hand held body fat monitor (also from Lloyds with an "Athlete" mode) so I don't know why a leading brand like Tanita can't do better especially at this price. I am not sure how this issue links into the physique rating (scale of 1-9) but I do know it shows me as. "2" Medium Frame Obese "This person has a high body fat %age with moderate muscle mass level" when in fact I have circa 20% body fat and above average muscle mass so I think this function is equally useless for bodybuilders / power athletes. My other gripe is that the "Metabolic Age" measure is capped at 50! There was I gloating to my wife that at 54 I had the same metabolic age as her at 47 when she pointed at that even when we are both in our sixties the scales will still show our metabolic age as 50! Overall these are high quality but expensive scales ok for the average user but if you are a bodybuilder or strength / power athlete looking for accurate body fat measurement save your money and look for other scales or methods of measuring body fat. If you are over 50 don't be smug about the metabolic age figure either it will say 50 as the worst rating even in your 90s!Read full review
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