Beurer BF 500 - Other Functions

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BMR
The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of energy required by the body at complete rest in order
to maintain its basic functions. This value primarily depends on weight, height and age. It is displayed in
kcal/day and calculated using the scientifically recognized Harris-Benedict equation. This is the amount of
energy that is required by your body under all circumstances and must be resupplied to the body in the form
of food. If your energy intake is below this level long term, it can aect your health.
AMR
The active metabolic rate (AMR) is the amount of energy that an active body consumes each day. An
individual’s energy requirement increases when the level of physical activity increases; the scale calculates
this by means of the activity level (1– 5) that has been entered.
To maintain the current weight, the energy that the body uses must be replaced in the form of food and
drink. If less energy is taken in than is used over a long period of time, the body takes the dierence from its
fat stores, and weight loss results. However, if the amount of energy taken in exceeds the calculated active
metabolic rate (AMR) for a longer period, the body cannot burn o the excess energy. The excess is stored
in the body as fat, leading to weight gain.
Interpreting Results
NOTE: Only long-term trends are important. Brief deviations in weight within a few days are normally
caused by loss of fluids.
Interpretation of these results is based on changes in total body weight, percentage of body fat, body water
and muscle content, as well as the length of time over which these changes occur. Rapid changes within
the scope of a few days are considered separately from medium-term changes (in the scope of weeks) and
long-term changes (months). As a basic rule, short-term changes in weight are almost entirely changes in
water con-tent, whereas medium-term and long-term changes may indicate changes in fat percentage and
muscle percentage.
• If you experience short-term weight loss but your body fat percentage increases or stays the same,
you have only lost water, such as after a training session, visit to the sauna, or a diet aimed only at fast
weight loss.
• On the other hand, if your weight increases in the medium term and your body fat percentage drops or
stays the same, you may have increased your muscle mass.
• If your weight and body fat percentage both fall at the same time, then your diet is working – you are
losing fat mass.
• Ideally, you should support your diet with physical activity, fitness or strength training. This enables you
to increase your muscle percentage in the medium term.
• Body fat, body water, and muscle percentages should not be totaled, since muscle tissue also contains
components made of body water.
11. OTHER FUNCTIONS
Reviewing Saved Measurements
To display your last diagnostic measurement, briefly press on the scale until “0.0” and the user symbol
appear in the display, press
button repeatedly until your scale user is displayed and wait 3 seconds.
Then press the button to display the most recent diagnostic measurement. To display further
measurements, press the button again. Up to 30 measurements can be shown on the display.
Deleting scale users
You can delete individual scale users in the “beurer HealthManager Pro” app.
Alternatively, you can also delete scale users directly on the scale. To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Briefly press on the scale until “0.0” appears in the display.
2. Press the SET button.