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PROFESSIONAL BODY FAT
PROFESSIONAL BODY FAT
MONITOR AND SCALE
MONITOR AND SCALE
User’s Manual
Model BFM980
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® Congratulations on your purchase of this HEALTH-O-METER wellness monitoring device. It’s so much more than just a scale—it’s a technolog- ically advanced device. Just program your personal information and it helps you monitor your weight and body fat. It’s easy to program, and can store information for two different people. Once your data is stored, it will only need to be reentered if there is a change to the data. Just step on the scale and read your data. It’s that simple! About Body Fat Ab
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Body Fat Composition Ranges MEN Age Excellent Good Moderate Overweight Obese ≤19 12.0 12.1 to17.0 17.1 to 22.0 22.1 to 27.0 >27.1 20-29 13.0 13.1 to 18.0 18.1 to 23.0 23.1 to 28.0 >28.1 30-39 14.0 14.1 to 19.0 19.1 to 24.0 24.1 to 29.0 >29.1 40-49 15.0 15.1 to 20.0 20.1 to 25.0 25.1 to 30.0 >30.1 ≥50 16.0 16.1 to 21.5 21.1 to 26.0 26.1 to 31.0 >31.1 WOMEN Age Excellent Good Moderate Overweight Obese ≤19 17.0 17.1 to 22.0 12.1 to 27.0 27.1 to 32.0 >32.1 20-29 18.0 18.1 to 23.0 23.1 to 28.0 28.1 t
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Please read all instructions to familiarize yourself with features and operations before programming the scale. • Use of this scale is not recommended for persons with an electric implant (heart pacemaker). • Scale will not calculate body fat unless you have bare feet. • For an accurate body fat estimate, do not bend your knees, and keep your legs/thighs apart and straight when standing on the scale. • Body fat percentages may be slightly higher or lower for pregnant women, children under 16,
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1. Push the "SET" button. a. User "1" & User "2" start to blink. b. Use the "UP" and "DOWN" buttons to switch between User "1" and User "2". Once the correct User number is blinking, press "SET". 2. The "Height" icon will start blinking. a. Press the "UP" or "DOWN" arrows until your correct height shows on the display. b. After correct height displays, press "SET". 3. The "Age" icon will start blinking. a. Press the "UP" or "DOWN" arrows until your correct age shows on the display. b. When corr
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6. "000" will blink and your weight will appear on the display for approximately 3 seconds. 7. "BF" flashes and your body fat % appears on the display. 8. Scale turns off automatically after a few seconds. If "E" appears on the display, an error has occurred. Step off the scale and carefully repeat the steps again. The "E" will also appear when the load is greater than the maximum capacity. NEVER apply a load beyond the maximum capacity. Instructions for Weight Reading: 1. Place the scale on a
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Helpful Monitoring Tips: • Stick with your scale. Avoid weighing yourself on health club scales or other scales, since measurements can vary among devices. • Try to measure yourself at the same time of day, like first thing in the morning. • Don’t eat or exercise for two hours before you get on the scale. • Don’t get upset by short-term weight gains or plateaus. Remember, the goal is long-term fitness. • Once you reach your desired weight and body fat %, use your body fat scale once a week to m
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Keep Moving! You don’t need a health club membership or pricey exercise equipment to get in shape. The key is to keep moving. Find an activity you love, whether it’s walking, swimming, cycling, or aerobics, and stick with it. Start slowly, then build up to 30-60 minutes of aerobic activity three to four days a week. Regular exercise helps improve circulation, relieve stress, increase metabolism, improve posture, increase energy and trim and tone your entire body! Best of all, the more you exerci
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Helpful Exercise Tips: • Set goals. Write down what you want to achieve in the short and long term. • Make exercise a habit. Choose a time every day – even 30 minutes – and stick to it. • Vary your workout. Mix up your activities to avoid burn out. • Recruit a friend! Working out as a team keeps you both motivated. • Keep a success journal. Write down your activity, weight and body fat percentage. Through regular exercise you can lose weight by burning fat. With diet alone, you lose weight by lo
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Why Measure Body Fat? The key to long-term weight management and better health is building lean muscle and losing body fat. Being healthy doesn’t mean getting "skinny." A thin person can have an unhealthy excess of body fat. A muscuslar person can technically be overweight, but healthy. Getting and staying lean means controlling your body fat percentage. Health professionals outline healthy body fat levels as follows: • Fit: No more than 23% body fat for men, 27% for women. • Exceeds Ideal Ra
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Your Healthy Lifestyle Health and fitness isn’t just about counting calories or cutting fat. Getting in great shape and staying fit means eating right, exercising regularly, and monitoring your weight and body fat together. Eat Smart! Never say "diet!" Did you know you can actually get "fatter" by losing weight too quickly on crash diets? Why? Because radically reducing your calorie intake makes you lose muscle not fat. Instead think "smart choices." Set realistic goals and reduce the total numb
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Limited 5-Year Warranty Limited 5-Year Warranty DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO PLACE OF PURCHASE Sunbeam Products, Inc. ("Sunbeam") warrants that for a period of five years from the date of purchase, this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. Sunbeam, at its option, will repair or replace this product or any component of the prod- uct found to be defective during the warranty period. Replacement will be made with a new or remanufactured product or component. If the produc
