What are Healthy Impedance Ranges?

runner_girl83
runner_girl83 Posts: 553 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi guys, I have been weighing in on the local chemists scales each week for the past 3 weeks.

Week 1 -
Impedance 611
Fat % 26.3
Fat Mass 14.7kg
TBW 30.1kg

Week 2 -
Impedance 605
Fat % 25.4
Fat Mass 14kg
TBW 30.1kg

Week 3 -
Impedance 575
Fat % 24.6
Fat Mass 13.7kg
TBW 30.7kg

I'm just wondering about Impedance - Is it a good thing when it goes down, like everything else? Is it in a healthy range ect? I have tried googling it though can't find anything on what is a health range, if there is one..

Any info would be great thanks!

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,040 Member
    Assuming that this is a digital scale, it's using bio impedance to measure body fat%. Not very accurate since WATER will change the reading. The more water you have in your body, the lower the impedance because the electrical charge travels easier to determine body fat percentage.

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