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Programming BF scale

skylark94
skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I recently had to replace my old body fat scale. The new one has an "athlete" setting and I am having a hard time choosing the right setting for it.

The manual says to set it to athlete if I exercise vigorously for 2 hours 3 days a week. I exercise vigorously for at least an hour, sometime 1.5, 6-7 days a week. I also think I have a slightly more muscular build than average.

Should I go with athlete? Depending on the setting I get a reading of 24.8% or 28.8%.

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  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    Anyone?
  • RonSwanson66
    RonSwanson66 Posts: 1,150 Member
    Don't bother. BIA scales are worthless.
  • manjingirl
    manjingirl Posts: 188 Member
    The BF scale gives you 2 different readings depending on the setting - alarm bells are ringing here, your BF doesn't change from second to second, depending your decision to be an 'athlete'. I'd say ignore all the BF readings from scales like that - they are BS.
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