Tanita Body Fat Monitors

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An ordinary scale can tell you your weight, but what does that say about your health - not whole a lot. In order to give you better idea of what your weight really means in terms of your overall health, there are body fat monitor scales that not only look at your weight, but how much of that weight is fat. Indeed, one of the most popular brands of body fat monitor/ scales is Tanita. They offer such combo scales that "provide detailed body composition analysis: weight, impedance, body fat %, body mass index, fat mass, fat-free mass and more." These numbers give you a much better idea of your general health than the singly weight number you get with regular scales.

The Tanita body fat monitors work by sending a safe, low-level electrical pulse (50 kHz) through the body, that you won't even feel. The scale has a easy to read digital screen that displays body-fat measurements in 1% increments and weight in either 0.2 pound or 0.1 kilogram increments, with a max of 600 pounds or 136 kilograms. The body fat scale is capable of storing information about two individuals. The information may be accessed by tapping a button and then stepping on the scale. The scale, of course, will then give you your weight, followed by the additional body-fat composition as a percentage. The devices are the size of a standard scale and come with a 3 year warranty.

Here is some brief information about the different Tanita body-fat monitor scales currently available.

BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyzer/Scale

"The addition of hand grips to our standard platform-based electrode system allows the BC-418 to calculate regional body composition, empowering healthcare professionals to better determine health risk associated with visceral and abdominal fat. Tanita is proud to introduce a significant improvement to the calculation of Basal Metabolic Rate. Instead of simply relying on weight, age and gender, Tanita's proprietary formula takes into account Fat Free Mass, providing a higher level of accuracy compared to current BMR formulas."

TBF-410GS Body Composition Analyzer/Scale

"The TBF-410GS determines body composition accurately in less than ten seconds. This unit features a column-mounted display with a built-in thermal printer, and built-in casters for easy mobility. As on all our GS models, the Goal Setter feature calculates the amount of fat mass to be lost or gained in order to achieve a pre-selected target body fat percentage."

TBF-310GS Body Composition Analyzer/Scale

"For high capacity, all-in-one body composition monitoring, look to the TBF-310GS. The 600-lb capacity weight scale and oversized platform offer flexibility in body size. It also features the same Goal Setter and "foot-to-foot" BIA technologies as our other body composition analyzer/scales."

TBF-300GS Body Composition Analyzer/Scale

"Tanita's best-selling body composition analyser offers the same measurements value as the TBF-410GS but in a potable design. Separate display head can be placed on adesktop in or out of the subjects view."

Tanita Body Fat Monitors

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Weighted Vests Help Reverse Osteopenia

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Did you know that weighted vests help reverse osteopenia?

Your doctor may have told you to start walking several times each week to help strengthen your bones. That is still good advice. Wearing a weighted vest while walking or doing any kind of exercise enhances the benefit.

If you are like me, you may have thought that wearing weights in a vest was something only athletes did, and that the purpose was to develop big muscles or increase their cardiovascular workout.

Wearing a weighted vest will help you build muscle, but not the bulging kind. Rather, it just tones you up. I am not talking about using 50 pound weights, just 1/2 pound weights to start and then you can add more gradually.

What does that have to do with osteopenia?

Every time your muscles work harder, your supporting bones are also strengthened.

I have read some encouraging reports from women who are increasing their bone density by wearing weighted vests. This is very exciting news.

Using weights this way can also have another benefit. While it tones and strengthens your muscles, it also helps you burn fat, which causes you to lose weight. So your body gets leaner while your bones get stronger!

What could be better than that?

I was recently pleased to find weighted vests that are specially designed for women. They are not only practical, but can be worn comfortably in any casual setting - walking, mowing the lawn, at the gym, cleaning the house, on a treadmill, shopping or going to and from work.

The weights are adjustable - added by 1/2 pound increments.

*A word of caution concerning balance. You need to start wearing your vest with very minimal weights until you are sure you are able to balance easily. It is surprising how adding the weights can affect your balance.

*Another word of warning. A weight vest is not advised if you have weak bones in your spine. The added weight could hinder rather than help your osteopenia in that area. However, it has great value for increasing bone density in the hips.

An alternative to the vest for osteopenia of the spine, is wearing weighted shorts, which are also available.

If you have desired to work with weights but have pain in your hands and find it hard to hold dumbbells, the vest is much easier to use. It provides the benefit of added weight without having to use your hands to hold it.

I am happy to recommend these vests and/or shorts for your bone strengthening program.

Weighted Vests Help Reverse Osteopenia

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