Tanita Body Composition Scales

Tanita is a forerunner in body analysis and composition. Tanita Body Composition Scales provide more than body weight and the percentage of body fat. Tanita provides a detailed analysis of weight, body fat, body and fat free mass, as well as impedance.

Tanita’s body water monitoring scales use a process called Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA), to monitor the level of body fat. Users simply enter their gender, height and age and step onto the scale, where they receive a painless and very low level electrical impulse which is transmitted through their body. The signal reads the amount of resistance, and body fat is determined by how freely it can transmit. Muscle and lean tissue contain more water, so the signal can transfer with less resistance. Fat tissue doesn’t contain much water, and, therefore, offers more resistance in the transfer of the electronic signal. The amount of resistance is used to measure body fat by the Tanita Body Composition Scales .

Tanita Body Composition Scales can be programmed for adults, children, and athletes (who have more muscles mass). Athletes also lose a great deal of fluid during training and workouts and should monitor their fluid levels regularly.

Tanita provides a wide range of body composition and analysis scales, from step-on body water monitoring scales to their Ironman series, which is used by professional athletes seeking peek performance. These monitors analyze the total body, including weight, percentage of body fat and water, muscle and bone mass, physique, basal metabolic age, and visceral fat.