Select compute bmi and your bmi will appear below. Measuring body mass can be valuable for monitoring body fat or muscle mass changes or for monitoring hydration level. Body mass index bmi is a measure of body fat derived using a patients weight and height. Bmis time has come. Use the table below to determine your. Body composition analysis is essential to completely understand health and weight as traditional methods of assessing health such as bmi can be misleading.
Calculate your body mass index. The higher the score usually indicating higher levels of body fat. The 3d body scanner is a fast and reliable tool for collecting measurements. See more details of pre test procedures. Fat lean body mass minerals and body water. Dispose of or clean the equipment according to local policy.
Enter your weight and height using standard or metric measures. The bmi numbers are way too general to be really useful says tammy callahan marketing manager of life measurement inc which. Going beyond your weight body composition analysis breaks down your body into four components. These models require multiple tests to get estimates of body mass body volume body water and bone content. Total body water data can be divided into intracellular water and extracellular water values important for understanding a users fluid distribution in medical wellness and fitness contexts. Bmi m h x h where m body mass in kilograms and h height in meters.
One weak link in the internet ordering process is self measurement which tends to be inaccurate. 64 20 x. The inbody 570 body composition analyzer goes beyond traditional body composition analysis measuring fat muscle and total body water. Body mass index or bmi is currently. Simple and inexpensive method to assess body fat percentage without using sophisticated equipment says lead researcher orison woolcott. Body mass index bmi is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.
Check and calibrate equipment if required. Measurement errors can range from 355 body fat. Calculating body mass index. Scales and stadiometer as for weight and height. To get your new rfm measurement you measure your height and waist circumference then plug the figures into this formula. Bmi is calculated from body mass m and height h.
Scales which should be calibrated for accuracy using weights authenticated by a government department of weights and measures. When it is more widely available body scan technology will solve this problem. But others feel that body fat percentage is really the way to go.