Tanita BF680W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Athletic Mode and Body Water |  | Brand: Tanita
Category: Health and Beauty
List Price: $109.99
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Seller: The Competitive Edge
Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 364
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.5
Dimensions (in): 13.9 x 2.7 x 13.9
Warranty: 1
MPN: BF680W
Model: BF 680W
UPC: 742496800404
EAN: 0742496800404
ASIN: B0009V1YPU
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | 2.25-inch, 2-line display shows weight and body fat percentage | | • | Determines weight and estimates body fat and body water with safe, low-level electrical pulse | | • | Stores data for two different people | | • | 0.1% body fat graduations | | • | 0.2-pound graduations |
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Product Description
Product Description:
This device might look like a scale, but it presents a broader snapshot of personal health by not only determining weight, but estimating body fat as well. It does this by sending a safe, imperceptible, low-level electrical pulse (50 kHz) through the body. (Healthcare professionals use similar electrical-pulse devices to estimate body fat by what is known as Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, or BIA.) The device operates on four AA batteries (included), and its digital screen displays body-fat readings in 0.1 percent increments and weight in either 0.2 pound increments, up to 300 pounds or 136 kg. The scale stores data for two users and a simple toe-tap calls up your data before stepping on the device. Within seconds, it displays your weight, followed by an estimate of body-fat percentage. Both will repeat before the device turns off automatically. Durable and easy to maintain, the device carries a one-year warranty against defects.
Tanita's two-person Duo Scale plus body fat monitors stores two sets of pre-programmed personal data for fast, simple operation. The Duo model are designed specifically for two people who want to stay in control of weight and body fat management plus athletic mode.
Features: 0.2-pound graduations 2.25-inch, 2-line display shows weight and body fat percentage Determines weight and estimates body fat with safe, low-level electrical pulse Stores data for two different people 0.1% body fat graduations
Amazon.com Product Description
Tanita BF680W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Athletic Mode can monitor both body fat and body water percentages. This scale also features a daily calorie intake function that estimates how many calories should be consumed in a 24-hour period for a user to maintain current weight level, and a dual recall feature that compares both 
The Tanita BF680W scale and body fat monitor delivers advanced body monitoring technology with a sleek, stylish design. View larger. |  Comprehensive body fat monitors for total health and fitness. | current weight and body fat readings to the previous readings. Why You Should Monitor Body Water and Fat Percentage
If you're like most people, you're not drinking enough water. If you wait until you feel thirsty, your body is already suffering from the effects of mild dehydration. You continually lose water during the day through sweat, urine and breathing. The amount varies due to several reasons, including your physical activity level, illness, medications, poor nutrition, or even climatic conditions. Monitoring your body water percentage allows you to quickly compensate if your levels are low, allowing your body to function more efficiently. Having the right amount of water in your body will not only make you feel healthier, but you'll also reduce your risk of developing serious health problems in the longer term. High body fat levels can reduce your endurance and have been linked to heart disease cancer and diabetes. Tanita's body composition analyzers monitor your body fat and body water levels with Bioelectric Impedance Analysis, or BIA, the same advanced technology used by doctors. Foot pads send a low-level electrical signal. Then BIA measures the resistance to this signal as it travels through the body. The Tanita BF680W is calibrated for standard adults, children and athletes and stores data for 2 people, measuring body fat in increments of 0.1 percentage points. The scale's large, easy-to-read 2.25-inch, 2-line LCD shows weight and body fat simultaneously, and instantly compares these readings to healthy ranges based on the user's age and gender. Simply supply your gender, age, height and weight into the memory, step on the scale, and the monitor does the rest. The results are analyzed according to each user's information, and the result is the one of the most comprehensive at-home readings you can get at home.
Operating on four AA batteries (included), the Tanita BF680W is intended for use by persons up to 300 pounds and is backed by Tanita's three-year warranty. 
Body fat percentages are important indicators of good health. View larger. | Note: Pregnant women should not use this monitor, and if you have a pacemaker or other internal electronic medical device, you should not use the body fat reading feature.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 82
 An Accurate, Reliable Bathroom Scale March 9, 2010
Nancy E. Matsumoto (Corvallis, OR United States)
This scale is reliable and accurate to 0.2 lbs and is helping us take daily control of our diet and exercise. Good buy!
Great Scale January 25, 2010
E. Doane (Owego, NY USA)
I looked up the various amounts of body fat scales, and found Tanita target focus is on body comp scales. The higher models are geared towards the more athletic group. I spent an additional $10 over what I first planned, but I am completely satisfied with the product and it is very easy to use.
Great Quality Scale January 10, 2010
V. Talbot
I love this scale! One of my Weight Watchers leaders had recommended Tanita scales to me because she has one at home herself. The reviews I read were mostly positive and it turned out to be true. I got it for Christmas and I LOVE IT! It's great quality and accurate.
Good Scale January 7, 2010
SweetPea (Indiana)
This scale has met all my expectations. After fearing that digital scales still malfunction, I was willing to pay extra money for something online and not from W*mart. For a 30-something year old, this is the first scale I have every owned. I would recommend it.
solid, reproducible, multiple features, a little stylish December 30, 2009
Northeaster (Boston, MA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After several weeks of use, I think I have sufficient experience with the BF680W scale to usefully review it (excepting long-term durability). Let's consider features, ease of use, accuracy/reproducibility, and appearance/construction quality. Two person weighing, body fat, and body water measurements or simple weighing are possible. With each use, the scale beeps upon registering a weight, then again for fat/water. I was prepared to hate the beeps, but over time they strike me as sufficiently quiet to be mostly useful and not annoying. Ease of use is quite good, with three simple touch buttons for person 1/person 2/weight alone. You program each person's settings with age and activity levels, not that hard and only needed once. Also, the buttons are easily activated (unlike the fairly hard pushes that some scales require). In my experience, the weights are reproducible over 3 to 5 consecutive weighings within +/- 0.1 pounds, a pretty impressive performance. Body fat/water are much less reliable but pretty well parallel changes in weight in a predictable way. Those aren't likely to be absolutely correct, but are at least useful for following trends. Appearance-wise, this is not as elegant a scale as some but to me has a clean, functional design. Not wafer thin, but low profile and very stable. Material is plastic, but feels pretty solid in a way that is similar to my previous Tanita 622 scale (which lasted between 8 and 10 years). Overall, none of these completely bowl me over but the combination of features, reproducibility, and apparent build quality becomes more and more impressive with time.
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