User manual T-FAL BM8022

[. . . ] - Your fat mass works as insulation, protection and energy reserve. It is inert and stores excess energy if you eat more than you burn. physical exercise blocks it , inactivity increases it. In large quantities, it becomes dangerous to your health (cardiovascular risks, cholesterol, etc. [. . . ] BodySignal lets you take control of your diet and manage your body's balance over time. BodySignal is an effective way of screening for weight problems, starting in early childhood. In fact, this period of growth is when the human body's parameters change the most, and it is often difficult to detect problems. And yet a propensity toward obesity, for example, is easier to treat if it is detected early on. Keeping the child from becoming overweight in adulthood. BodySignal is designed to monitor body make-up starting at the age of 6. When you stand barefoot on the scales, a very weak electric current is transmitted inside your body by the electrodes. This current, running from one foot to the other, runs into difficulties when it has to cross through fat. This resistance by the body, called bioelectric Impedance, varies with the sex, age and height of the user and makes it possible to determine fat mass and limits. There is no danger with this appliance, as it operates with a weak current (four 1. There are risks of erroneous measurements, however, in the following cases: - People with fever. - Children under the age of 6 (the appliance is not calibrated for people below this age). - Pregnant women (although there is no danger). - People undergoing dialysis, people suffering from oedemas in the legs, people suffering from deformity. Losing or gaining weight can be considered as a good thing or a bad thing: In fact, you can lose weight by losing fat mass, which is a positive development for your weight. But you can also lose weight by losing muscle, which is a negative development for your weight. You can also gain weight by gaining fat mass, which is a negative development, but you can also gain weight by gaining muscle, which is a positive development. If your weight does not vary or if your variations are insignificant, your are considered as being stable. Weight loss: either a loss of fat mass. To obtain complete satisfaction from this appliance, it must be used as follows: · You should always weigh yourself under the same conditions, preferably once a week, in the morning (so as not to take into account the body's fluctuations during the day related to food, digestion or physical activity), 15 minutes after you get up, so that the water in your body has time to be distributed in your lower limbs. Do not weigh yourself after physical effort. Wait 6 to 8 hours for a significant weight measurement or weigh yourself before the effort. [. . . ] NB : VISIO CONTROL lights up completely when the batteries are changed and after you weigh yourself for the first time to indicate that your personal data have been recorded in the memory. 6- Wait for the appliance to switch off before weighing yourself again. * BodySignal Glass needs to be activated to access this function. For this, step on the scales, wait for the complete display of your personal data before stepping off the scales and pressing on CLEAR, then continue the process from step 2. [. . . ]