Tanita BC-401
Tanita BC-401 measures 10 important values for a clear overview of your health. It uses the non-invasive method of bioelectroimpedance analysis = BIA (conduction resistance of a tiny electric current) with an accuracy of 100g, or 0.1%. The platform with 4 electrodes can recognize the weight of the entered user (it can remember up to 5 users in total). It also recognizes adult mode (18 to 99 years old), child mode (from 5 years to 90 cm) and athlete mode (people who trained at least 12 hours a week in the past year). The scale can be controlled manually or via the phone with the My Tanita app. The BC-401 model can be paired with Android (5.0 and above) and iOS (bluetooth smart, BT 4.0 protocol and above) phones. The scale has an elegant transparent design made of glass and includes a touch screen.
4 mini batteries (AAA) are included.
Basic functions:
- Body weight
- Body fat percentage
- Percentage of water in the body
- Muscle mass (including internal organs)
- Physique rating
- Visceral fat (fat in the abdominal cavity)
- Assessment of healthy fat levels and visceral fat
- Bone mass (bone minerals)
- Basal metabolism = caloric expenditure (BMR)
- Metabolic age (12 to 90 years)
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Bioimpedance analysis (4 touch points on the feet)
- Athlete mode
- Guest mode (Guest)
- Number of user profiles (one for each user) = 5 with memory + 1 without memory (for guest)
- Clock + calendar
- Touch screen (buttonless version)
- Transfer of results to a smartphone (Bluetooth 4.0)
- Evaluation in the MyTanita App
Technical parameters and measurement accuracy
- Body fat percentage: 0.1%
- Percentage of water in the body: 0.1%
- Muscle mass (including internal organs): 100g
- Weighing capacity: 150 kg
- Energy expenditure: kcal/kJ
- Batteries used: 4 pcs AAA (mini batteries)
Brief explanations of some functions:
- Body fat percentage = measured by the most accurate BIA (bioimpedance analysis) method available: the electrodes at the contact points send a weak, absolutely harmless current through the body - this signal passes through muscles faster than fat.
- Body water percentage = body water percentage is the proportion of all fluids in the body expressed as a percentage of body weight. Water plays an important role in a large number of bodily processes and is contained in every cell and in every organ.
- Muscle mass (including internal organs) = mass of striated and smooth muscles, including the water contained in them.
- Somatotype evaluation = compares your body composition - specifically body fat and muscle mass. With increased activity, the amount of body fat will decrease and your physical condition will change accordingly, even if your weight remains unchanged.
- Visceral fat (abdominal fat) = fat in the abdominal cavity that surrounds the internal organs. Research shows that although your weight and percentage of total body fat remains the same, as you age, fat storage changes and fat is increasingly stored in the abdominal area (this phenomenon is especially common in menopausal women). Finding out the amount of visceral fat and possibly reducing it and maintaining it at an acceptable value will help reduce the risk of diseases (heart disease, high blood pressure, etc.)
- Evaluation of the healthy level of fat and visceral fat in both adults and children = the scale automatically compares the fat percentage with the fat percentage of a healthy person (determined by the World Health Organization based on long-term research) and displays the result on the display in 3 degrees (-, 0, +).
- Bone mass in the body = amount of calcium and other minerals. Research has shown that exercise and thus the development of bone tissue helps to develop stronger and healthier bones.
- Basal metabolism (BMR) = calculation of the body's energy expenditure at rest. The value is determined according to gender, age, weight, body fat content and frequency of physical activity. It is possible to read from it the necessary intake of calories and the optimal need for physical activity (energy expenditure) in relation to lifestyle.
- Metabolic age = based on BMR, the scale calculates the average age to which your metabolism belongs. If your metabolic age is higher than your actual age, it means that you need to improve your basal metabolism and physical condition.