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

by Omron

Product Features

• 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

Product Description

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. View larger.     Uses 6 advanced sensors: 2 for your hands and 4 for your feet.       The monitor looks like a regular scale when not in use. View larger.

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)

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).

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 11.1 x 2.2 inches ; 5.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0020MMCDE
• UPC: 073796265144
• Item model number: HBF-514C
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #4 in Health & Personal Care > Medical Supplies & Equipment > Health Monitors > Body Fat Monitors

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 66 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 regimen. But being able to see all of those values really keeps your behavior in check. Every time you see one of the values change for the better, it helps to renew your resolve. I've got a lot of room to improve, and I think this scale is really going to help me maintain my focus.

In my opinion, it's worth more than what I paid for it. I only wish (manufacturers, take note!) that there was more you could do with the memory function. It keeps 90 days worth of data for each user profile, but you can only view today, yesterday, last week, last month, and 90 days ago. I'd like to see a little USB port in there where you could put a memory stick and it would download a CSV or other delimited text file containing your history. It would be a simple matter to import the file into a spreadsheet application to view charts and graphs of your progress.

71 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this scale!!! You need this scale!!, September 14, 2009

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Heather Nesic (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omron HBF-514C Full Body Composition Sensing Monitor and Scale (Health and Beauty)

I got this scale out of desperation. I had been dieting and lost about 40 pounds over 6 months. The weight loss stopped completely for about a month. I cut back more on my calories and did more exercise. But I found I felt terrible and was very tired.

I think of all the years I went through getting upset over a few pound gain while I am dieting/exercising. Now I can see what is going on with my fat/muscle ratio.

More importantly I now know I wasn't getting enough calories and my body was in starvation mode. You can go weeks without losing a pound. It is very frustrating! Society trains us to think eating is bad when your overweight so we tend to limit too much. At 1,200 calories (and exercising) I was losing muscle at a fast rate and it took some modifying of my diet to stop that. My fat level would stay the same and my muscle was going down.

I now only weigh in once a week and can see what that weeks dieting did. I am better able to lose fat now. I love this scale!!

My husband got on the scale- and thinking his weight was ok- found his visceral fat was at a dangerous level. He now completely cut out fast food and soda and has seen a drop over the past month. This scale may have saved him from a heart attack.

27 of 27 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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Brent M. Maxwell "Dr.Max" - See all my reviews
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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.