Tanita BC552 Ironman InnerScan Body Composition Monitor for Top Tier Athletes

by Tanita

Product Features

• Highly Accurate Body Composition Monitor
• Easy to read 2.25" LCD display
• 4 person memory
• Weight, body fat recall, body water and muscle mass recall
• White

Product Description

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The Tanita BC552 Ironman InnerScan Body Fat Scale is designed for top-notch athletes taking their fitness to the next level. The Ironman name represents dedication to peak performance and athletic accomplishment. This new co-branded line of monitors uses the most advanced technology available to examine total body composition,

The Tanita BC552 Ironman delivers advanced body monitoring technology with a sleek, stylish design. View larger.

Tanita and Ironman have teamed up to provide comprehensive body monitors.

including body fat percentage, body water percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, and more. For top tier athletes or those striving to take their performance to the next level, this scale offers the latest in body-monitoring technology available.

Why You Should Monitor Body Water and Fat Percentage
If you're like most people, you're not drinking enough water. If you wait until you feel thirsty, your body is already suffering from the effects of mild dehydration. You continually lose water during the day through sweat, urine and breathing. The amount varies due to several reasons, including your physical activity level, illness, medications, poor nutrition, or even climatic conditions. Monitoring your body water percentage allows you to quickly compensate if your levels are low, allowing your body to function more efficiently. Having the right amount of water in your body will not only make you feel healthier, but you'll also reduce your risk of developing serious health problems in the longer term.

High body fat levels can reduce your endurance and have been linked to heart disease cancer and diabetes. Tanita's body composition analyzers monitor your body fat and body water levels with Bioelectric Impedance Analysis, or BIA, the same advanced technology used by doctors. Foot pads send a low-level electrical signal. Then BIA measures the resistance to this signal as it travels through the body.

With the Tanita BC552 up to four unique users can benefit. Simply supply your gender, age, height and weight into the memory, step on the scale, and the monitor does the rest. The results are analyzed according to each user's information, and the result -- displayed in the monitor's easy-to-read 2.25-inch LCD screen -- is the one of the most comprehensive at-home readings you can get.

Operating on four AA batteries (included), the Tanita BC552 is intended for use by persons up to 300 pounds and is backed by Tanita's 10-year warranty.

Body fat percentages are important indicators of good health. View larger.

Note: Pregnant women should not use this monitor, and if you have a pacemaker or other internal electronic medical device, you should not use the body fat reading feature.

Product Description

Tanita, the technology leader in scales now introduces Ironman InnerScan. The BC 552 Innerscan Body Composition Monitor is a unique and highly accurate body composition monitor. This scale not only reads your body weight and body fat %, it also gives measurements for body water%, basal metabolic rate (BMR), and muscle mass. The Body Water % is the total amount of fluid in the body expressed as a percentage of total weight. The BMR is the daily minimum level of energy or calories your body requires when resting (including sleeping) to function effectively. The muscle mass feature indicates the weight of muscle in your body. It is made of white plastic with gray accents. The unique features include an easy to read 2.25 LCD Display with 4 person memory. The Weight, Body Fat, Body Water, and Muscle Mass Recall function allows users to see the previous reading. The scale has the weight capacity of 330 lb (150 kg) with the increments of 0.2 lb (0.1 kg). The Body Fat and Body Water readings are in increments of 0.1%. The Healthy Range Indicator bar shows where the body fat % fits into the healthy body fat range. The scale has a Guest Mode as well as an Athlete mode which is ideal for frequent exercisers. The Weight Only Mode allows you to use the scale a regular bath scale. The scale includes 4 AA batteries. When each feature result is being displayed, the feature icons light up.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 2 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007Y6BRA
• UPC: 742496800862
• Item model number: BC552
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,259 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its pretty good., September 26, 2005

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Chris Heistad (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tanita BC552 Ironman InnerScan Body Composition Monitor for Top Tier Athletes (Health and Beauty)

This thing is pretty good. Don't expect it to be super accurate though. The scale is right on, but the other stuff has quite a bit of variance. For instance, Its not possible for me to gain 10 pounds of muscle mass overnight. But it has registered that. With all that said, the extra measurements can be pretty close and provide a better measurement than me trying to caliper myself, etc... Trust the weight scale, but use the other measurements for trending over weeks or months. Knowing all this, I would still buy the thing.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, September 30, 2005

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divinity "divinity" (san diego) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tanita BC552 Ironman InnerScan Body Composition Monitor for Top Tier Athletes (Health and Beauty)

the results are unstable; wide variations in all read outs within only one hour of time.

3 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great to stay fit, August 12, 2005

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Troy Geauthreaux "Tri til u die" (The Northshore) - See all my reviews
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The scale is easy to use and provides data on a daily basis that I use as a baseline for my fitness program.