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Omron HBF-510W Full Body Composition Monitor with Scale

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Average Customer Rating:	4.0
Release Date:	2008-11-15
Brand:	Omron
Model:	HBF-510W
Weight:	6.8 pounds
Dimensions:	13.5 inches x 13.25 inches x 13.63 inches [Width x Length x Height]

Product Categories

Body Fat Monitors; All product; Personal Care Appliances

Product description

New Advanced Accuracy
Full Body Sensing
Provides comprehensive understanding of your body composition to help you reach your fitness goals.
Contents:
1 Monitor / Scale
4 AA Batteries
1 Instruction Manual
Advanced Accuracy
Full body sensing is more accurate than measuring with fee alone.
5 Fitness Indicators
Body Fat
Track your body fat percentage... and get excited as it trends down!
Visceral Fat
Work on lowering the fat around your internal organs to help reduce your risk of high cholesterol, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
BMI (Body Mass Index)
Get a better picture of your ideal weight by seeing an automatic computation of your height/weight ratio.
Skeletal Muscle
Watch your muscle mass build by the numbers, and use this data to minimize "rebound" weight gain in the future.
Body Weight
Still an important standard of fitness, especially in combination with your other fitness indicators.
Measuring Your Fitness Easily and Accurately!
Omron Introduces Full Body Sensing.
Throughout the day, your body composition can change. Omron's Full Body Sensing advanced technology is more accurate because it measures your whole body composition - from arm to foot - compared t foot-to-foot monitors. Seconds after you step on the lower sensor pads and lift the upper sensor bar, your personalized Fitness Indicators are automatically calculated. Whenever you take a measurement, you can trust Omron's clinically-proven technology to deliver precise and customized information. Daily reinforcement for a fit lifestyle!
Model
HBF-510W
Display
Weight:
0 to 330 lb. with 0.2 lb. increments (0 to 150 kg with 0.1 kg increments)
Body Fat Percentage:
5.0 to 60.0% with 0.1% increments
Skeletal muscle percentage:
5.0 to 50.0% with 0.1% increments
BMI:
7.0 to 90.0 with 0.1 increments
Visceral fat level:
30 levels with 1 level increments
Body fat percentage and skeletal muscle p

The Full Body Sensor Body Fat and Composition Monitor and Scale is a breakthrough device to measure your body composition at home. It measures 5 fitness indicators including body fat %, BMI, weight and more! The innovative Full Body Sensor is the only at-home body composition monitor that accurately measures your entire body. It uses 6 advanced sensors; 2 for your hands and 4 for your feet. Clinically proven to be as accurate as expensive medical devices professionals use.

Exceed your fitness goals with the Omron Full Body Sensor.
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Uses 6 advanced sensors: 2 for your hands and 4 for your feet.

The monitor looks like a regular scale when not in use.
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Why should I use a Body Composition Monitor?
Maintaining a fit and healthy body is more than just about weight. Here are the benefits for tracking your total body composition with an Omron Full Body Sensor.

What is the Bioelectrical Impedance Method?
Bioelectrical Impedance (BI) is considered one of the most accurate and accessible methods of screening body fat and other body composition measurements in the privacy of your own home. Within seconds, BI sends an extremely weak signal to measure the inside of your body. Muscle, blood, bone and body tissue have high water content, which means they conduct the BI signal easily. Body fat, however, stores no water, so the BI signal is blocked or impeded from easily traveling throughout the body. The blocked signal (or high impedance) indicates the presence of more body fat.

Product Dimensions
The HBF-510W uses (4) AA batteries that last with normal use for about a year. The main unit measures 13 x 12 x 2.2 inches (L x W x H) and weighs 4.7 pounds.

What's in the Box
HBF-510W unit, 4 AA batteries, instruction manual, measurment log sheet

	HBF-400	HBF-510W	HBF-514C	HBF-306	HBF-100
Which Omron Fitness Monitor is Right for You?
Measurement	Body Fat% Body mass index (BMI) Body weight	Body fat% Body mass index (BMI) Skeletal muscle% Visceral fat level Body weight	Body fat% Body mass index (BMI) Skeletal muscle% Visceral fat level Body age Resting metabolism Body weight	Body fat% Body mass index (BMI)	Heart rate and pulse Upper/lower heart rate limits
Product Placement	Flat level floor	Flat level floor	Flat level floor	Hold in front of body	Watch on wrist, transmitter around chest
Memory	4 person profile with previous reading	4 person profile	4 person profile, 1/7/30/90 day(s) memory	9 person profile	None
Warranty	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year
Batteries	4 "AA" (included)	4 "AA" (included)	4 "AA" (included)	2 "AA" (included)	2 CR2032 3 volt (included)
Estimated Battery Life	Approx. 1 year (when used 4 times a day)	Approx. 1 year (when used 4 times a day)	Approx. 1 year (when used 4 times a day)	Approx. 1 year (when used 4 times a day)	Approx. 1 year (varies depending on use and storage)

Features

Better accuracy due to full body sensing, with hand to foot technology

Monitors Body Fat Percentage

Body Mass index (BMI)

Monitors Body Weight

Four Person Profile

Customer reviews

« Amazing How it Can Tell So Much! »

Assuming everything is accurate, it is absolutely amazing how much it can tell you about your body.

It is very easy to use and allows up to 4 users to keep track of things.

It comes with a sheet of paper for tracking your weight, BMI, etc. I would suggest you make copies or do as I did and recreate it in Excel.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-09-02

« Nice to know exactly how fat I am. »

Well, I suspected I was a bit out of shape, and now I've got the exact statistics. Of course, the only way to verify accuracy of a machine like this is to get an even more epensive machine to test it against, and I'm not about to do that. So I suppose it's all relative. Begin with a benchmark and the persue fitness the way you see fit, and then keep measureing over the weeks and months to see progress.

I was impressed with the easy setup and use, and by the fact that my weight came out so close to the high quality balance scale I use to weigh myself. That part I can verify.

If you want to see yourself lose fat, and not just track weight, this might be a good place to start.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-08-24

« Inconsistently inconsistent and inaccurate to boot »

I received this scale as a gift from my girlfriend. The primary reason I wanted the scale was its supposed ability to calculate a body fat percentage. The scale divined that my body fat was around 18% which even when used right after waking up every day varied by a few percentage points. According to the information that came with the scale anything over 20% body fat for a man in my age range is high. Essentially, if this scale is to be trusted, I'm borderline fat. Thing is, at 5'8, 150 pounds, and a 28 inch waist I'm reluctant to trust this scale's measurement of my body fat at all. Maybe I'm skinny fat. Strangely enough, I can bench around 235 pounds and I am fairly athletic, going to the gym four times a week or so. The manufacturer does state that the scale doesn't work on accurately on "bodybuilders or highly trained athletes." I don't consider myself in either of these categories though. Fit would probably be the best description.

Why the scale is inaccurate (I think)
I decided to play with the scale and change my height from 5'8 to 6' even. Low and behold I went from nearly 20% body fat to 7%. Based on the bio-electrical impedance method of measuring fat, my height shouldn't really change the level of body fat much at all. Under that method (which this scale supposedly uses) an electrical impulse is sent through the body and because water (which muscle primarily is composed of) conducts electricity easily but fat does not, it's able to determine a rough estimation of your body fat percentage. Your athletic level shouldn't matter because the electrical impulse should reflect a higher muscle and lower body fat because of the varying electrical resistance. However, because this scale uses a formula for determining your body fat based primarily on height and weight, if you're even reasonably fit, it throws the calculation dramatically off. The formula the scale uses to determine your fat percentage has the same flaws as the Body Mass Index (BMI) which is why it doesn't work if you have more muscle mass than the average person.

What to buy instead
Fat calipers or a body fat scale that doesn't require height or gender information to calculate your body fat percentage. Height and gender should only really be needed for your BMI. Beware though, body fat scales aren't known for accuracy. But if you can find one that's consistently inaccurate(it gives the same body fat % every time you weigh even if it's wrong) they can be great for measuring progress.

Rating: (2 out of 5) @ 2010-08-10

« An Excellent Tool to Improve your Health »

This is the first scale I've had that calculated body fat percentages and BMI, so I was a bit disappointed with the initial readings. This prompted me to modify my diet and exercise more, which is a nice benefit in and of itself. This scale is accurate, has clear directions and is easy to use. You can set it to take readings for a family of 4 plus a guest. This instruction manual is informative and helps in setting targets for improvement. Batteries are included as a nice bonus.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-07-31

« Just what I wanted. »

This scale is light weight, accurate and consistent. It is very easy to use. I simply read the intructions and was up and running in a matter of minutes. It is so accurate that the numbers change after I have a cup of coffee or a glass of water! I had researched quite a few scales before deciding on this make and model and I'm very glad I did. Definitely worth the money.