Body Fat Monitor Reviews
Tanita
Ironman Body Composition Monitor
 The
Ironman is a series of three body
fat
monitors
and scales
that are made by
Japanese company Tanita. They are actually very similar to the company’s
InnerScan series, as detailed in
this comparison at Tanita’s corporate website.
Here’s a
review of the
Tanita BC-553 Ironman monitor
(pictured)
from
the "Cool Tools" section
of
DingBat magazine:
With this great digital tool, you’ll get a precise read on your weight,
and a whole lot more. While the Ironman scale is targeted for the peak
performance crowd, weekend athletes will likewise have a ball jogging the
numbers. Instead of saying, How fat am I? You can also ask more esoteric
questions, like, how much water am I? How much muscle? What’s my metabolic
age? My basal metabolic rate? (Indicating how fast you burn calories). Is my
bone mass what it should be? What’s my overall physique rating? The Ironman
even measures visceral fat, considered an indicator of risk for both heart
disease and type two diabetes. The scale comes with a large, clear LCD
display, and it’s easy to set and store your readings in memory.
Another
review
of these body fat
monitors and scales
is from the
xtri.com triathlon sports website:
For me, the scale could become a good little motivator that helped keep
me from getting too far 'off-season' over the holidays. But that's also my
one concern about a monitor like this. I'd hate to see someone with an
eating disorder use it as
a tool
which only weakened their self image.
The monitor comes with information about what healthy body fat levels are
for men and women and I hope that would serve to educate everyone that
certain levels of fat in the body are necessary for good health.....Overall,
this is a great scale that fills a void in the home market. And when one
considers that prices range from US$99.99 to $129.99, they are very
reasonably priced compared to their non-body fat monitoring cousins.
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March 18th,
2006
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