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5. What is Muscle Mass?
Our Body Composition Scale estimates the weight of Skeletal Muscle Mass in your body. You
have around 650 muscles in your body, and they make up roughly half of your body weight.
These muscles can be divided into three different groups: skeletal, smooth and cardiac. All of
these muscles can stretch and contract, but they perform very different functions.
Skeletal muscle: Produces movement, maintains posture, stabilizes joints and generates
heat
Smooth muscle: Found in the walls of hollow organs
Cardiac muscle: Exists only in your heart
Skeletal muscle (SM)
The tissue most commonly thought of as muscle is skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscles cover
your skeleton, giving your body its shape. They are attached to your skeleton by strong,
springy tendons or are directly connected to rough patches of bone. Skeletal muscles are
under voluntary control, which means you consciously control what they do.
Just about all body movement, from walking to nodding your head, is caused by skeletal
muscle contraction. Your skeletal muscles function almost continuously to maintain your
posture, making one tiny adjustment after another to keep your body upright. Skeletal
muscle is also important for holding your bones in the correct position and prevents your
joints from dislocating. Some skeletal muscles in your face are directly attached to your skin.
The slightest contraction of one of these muscles changes your facial expression.
Skeletal muscle generates heat as a by-product of muscle activity. This heat is vital for
maintaining your normal body temperature.
Skeletal muscle represents approximately 30% of body weight of a healthy 127.8 lb woman or
40% of a 154.3 lb man. (International Commission on Radiological Protection, 1975)
6. Why is the Athlete Mode necessary in a Body Composition Scale?
It has been found that body fat estimation using BIA could overestimate the percentage
body fat of adult elite athletes. The physiological variation of athletes in bone density and
level of hydration are two of the reasons said to account for the difference. The Athlete
mode is selectable only for people 18-80 years old.
7. Definition of an ‘Athlete’
The general consensus among researchers is that a quantitative dimension could be
used in defining an athlete. For example, an athlete could be defined as a person who
consistently trains a minimum of three times per week for two hours each time, in order to
improve specific skills required in the performance of their specific sport and/or activity.
Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
We declare under our sole responsibility that the above referenced product has been tested
according to FCC requirements and this device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
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Taylor division of Lifetime Brands Inc.
2311 W. 22nd Street, Suite 200
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Equipment:
Product Name: Body Composition Scale
Model No.: 5771F
Trade Name: Taylor
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