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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Omron HBF-514C Full Body Composition Sensing Monitor and Scale



Product Description

Measures 7 fitness indicators including body fat %, BMI, resting metabolism, weight and more! The innovative Full Body Sensor is the only at-home body composition monitor that accurately measures your entire body. It uses 6 advanced sensors−2 for your hands and 4 for your feet. Clinically proven to be as accurate as expensive medical devices professionals use. Stores personalized information for up to four people and features guest mode. Memory lets you track your progress along the way. Uses four AA batteries (included).

Omron Full Body Sensor



The Full Body Sensor Body Fat and Composition Monitor and Scale is a breakthrough device to measure your body composition at home. It measures 7 fitness indicators including body fat %, BMI, resting metabolism, weight and more! The innovative Full Body Sensor is the only at-home body composition monitor that accurately measures your entire body. It uses 6 advanced sensors; 2 for your hands and 4 for your feet. Clinically proven to be as accurate as expensive medical devices professionals use. It stores personalized information for up to four people plus guest mode.

Maximize your fitness progress with a full body sensor.
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Uses 6 advanced sensors: 2 for your hands and 4 for your feet.
 
 
 

The monitor looks like a regular scale when not in use.
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Why should I use a Body Composition Monitor?
Maintaining a fit and healthy body is more than just about weight. Here are the benefits for tracking your total body composition with an Omron Full Body Sensor.
 
 
 
What is the Bioelectrical Impedance Method?
Bioelectrical Impedance (BI) is considered one of the most accurate and accessible methods of screening body fat and other body composition measurements in the privacy of your own home. Within seconds, BI sends an extremely weak signal to measure the inside of your body. Muscle, blood, bone and body tissue have high water content, which means they conduct the BI signal easily. Body fat, however, stores no water, so the BI signal is blocked or impeded from easily traveling throughout the body. The blocked signal (or high impedance) indicates the presence of more body fat.
 
Power and Dimensions
The HBF-514C uses (4) AA batteries that last with normal use for about a year. The main unit measures 13 x 12 x 2.2 inches (L x W x H) and weighs 4.7 pounds.
 
What's in the Box
HBF-514C unit, 4 AA batteries, instruction manual, measurment log sheet
 
 
 
Which Omron Fitness Monitor is Right for You?

HBF-400

HBF-510W

HBF-514C

HBF-306

HBF-100
Measurement
  • Body Fat%
  • Body mass index (BMI)
  • Body weight
  • Body fat%
  • Body mass index (BMI)
  • Skeletal muscle%
  • Visceral fat level
  • Body weight
  • Body fat%
  • Body mass index (BMI)
  • Skeletal muscle%
  • Visceral fat level
  • Body age
  • Resting metabolism
  • Body weight
  • Body fat%
  • Body mass index (BMI)
  • Heart rate and pulse
  • Upper/lower heart rate limits
Product Placement Flat level floor Flat level floor Flat level floor Hold in front of body Watch on wrist, transmitter around chest
Memory 4 person profile with previous reading 4 person profile 4 person profile, 1/7/30/90 day(s) memory 9 person profile None
Warranty 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year
Batteries 4 "AA" (included) 4 "AA" (included) 4 "AA" (included) 2 "AA" (included) 2 CR2032 3 volt (included)
Estimated Battery Life Approx. 1 year
(when used 4 times a day)
Approx. 1 year
(when used 4 times a day)
Approx. 1 year
(when used 4 times a day)
Approx. 1 year
(when used 4 times a day)
Approx. 1 year
(varies depending on use and storage)


  • Breakthrough device to measure your body composition at home
  • Uses 6 advanced sensors to accurately read your whole body
  • Clinically proven to be as accurate as the medical devices professionals use
  • 90-day memory stores your readings on all fitness indicators
  • Measures 7 fitness indicators including body fat percentage, BMI, resting metabolism and weight


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Omron HBF-514C Full Body Composition Sensing Monitor and Scale Reviews


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105 of 110 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Consistent & Reliable, April 17, 2009
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Jeff Kraus (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I was excited to get this scale. It's my first scale that does more than tell you how much you weigh. I don't really have a way to tell how accurate the weight reading is. But I do know that it's consistent. I've tried all sorts of different tests: Weighing myself multiple times, recalibrating the scale each time, weighing myself with shoes, then without shoes, then weighing the shoes to see if me + shoes = me wearing shoes, etc. etc. The numbers always seem to come out the way they should.

The same goes for the other readings - I have no way of knowing how accurate they are. But across a few days, resting metabolism varies by no more than 10-15 calories, skeletal muscle and body fat stay within 1%, visceral fat is always the same number, and BMI only varies slightly with day-to-day weight changes.

It's been a little under three weeks so far with the scale, so I haven't really had it long enough to see a significant trend forming based on my recent exercise... Read more
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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Body Composition testing -Reliable and easy, November 2, 2010
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This review is from: Omron HBF-514C Full Body Composition Sensing Monitor and Scale (Health and Beauty)
I purchased this for my to use with patients in my wellness clinic. It arrived promptly 2 days after ordering it. After reading the instructions, it was pretty easy to use. Now I have to teach my staff how to use it on my patients. It is a very powerful wellness assessment tool to give people a more comprehensive picture of their health profile (before they develop disease and need to get a series of expensive medical tests). The Basal Metabolic Rate, The Visceral Fat , and the "Real Age" readings are invaluable. It helps map the direction person needs to make when being proactive in managing their health, not disease.

WARNING: Suited for the average population. It will NOT give accurate reading for bodybuilders, wrestlers, or athletes with a high BMI.
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60 of 69 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Read if you have medical implants . . . . ., December 24, 2010
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Having lost 136 pounds and still some to go, I was looking for another tool to help me measure my progress. The Omron 514 read like a dream --- so I ordered it! When it arrived, I opened the box and got the manual and commenced to read. On the second page, it stated that persons with a medical implant, such as a pacemaker, shoud NOT use this. It makes sense that an electrical impulse could upset a pacemaker, but what about artificial knees like I have. I went to the Omron website, nothing, not even the warning. I sent Omron an email asking about artificial knees; of course, emails are slow to be answered and I wanted an answer. So I called Omron, anything metal will disrupt the electrical impulse and cause the readings to be inaccurate. I am returning this machine; I have no idea how well it might work for others, but those of us who are mechanically enhanced cannot use this item.

Since this warning could have an impact on one's buy/not buy decision, the warning... Read more
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