Taylor 5564-4012 Body Fat Analyzer and Weight Scale

by Taylor

Product Features

• Stores personal data for 2 users; lifetime warranty
• Calculates weight and body fat in 3 seconds
• Body fat readings accurate to 1%; weight accurate to 300 pounds
• Prompts easily guide users through entering personal data
• Display indicates if body fat percentage is within/out of normal range

Product Description

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Those participating in weight loss or fitness programs are sure to see some major changes to their bodies. But how to make sense of what is really going on in there? Taylor’s combination scale/body fat analyzer measures both weight and body fat percentage to ensure both are at healthy levels. A certain amount of fat in the diet is helpful in warding off major health problems. Taylor’s scale lets you know if you are within or over the healthy range for your height, age, and weight. Likewise, this scale can determine if a slow rate of weight loss is due to a build-up of muscle from fitness programs rather than poor diet.

To assess your weight, simply step on the scale and the LCD will display an accurate reading for up to 300 pounds of weight. To calculate body fat, turn the power button on and follow the scale prompts to enter height, age, and gender. Next, simply step on the ridged platform. With its BIA (bioelectrical impedance analysis) technology, the scale sends a harmless electric current through your body that calculates body fat and weight readings together in about 3 seconds. Call-outs on the bottom of the LCD indicate whether your body fat ranks in the normal range or is above the range recommended by national health experts. The scale saves personal data for two people, so there is no need to re-program information at every use. Because of the mild electrical current involved in taking body fat measurements, Taylor cautions adults with pacemakers and internal medical devices, pregnant women, professional athletes, and children under the age of 18 from using it. Taylor covers this scale/body fat analyzer under a lifetime warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

Taylor precision tech BIA fat analyzer and scale with 2 memories

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• ASIN: B000084310
• UPC: 082197103849
• Item model number: 5564-4012
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #644,160 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It appears to be consistent, January 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Taylor 5564-4012 Body Fat Analyzer and Weight Scale (Health and Beauty)

Despite the reviews on this list, I bought the Taylor Body Fat analyzer (actually, it may be a slightly newer model, #5561), and went home and followed the directions exactly (I even read the disclaimers about hydration levels affecting accuracy). The weight was very close (if not exact) to the measurements I got at a weight watchers establishment.
As for the body fat, I measured it 4 times within 10 minutes, and 3 out of 4 measurements were exactly the same, and the fourth measurement was only one tenth of a percent different. I can't speak for the absolute accuracy of the insturment, but it was also a very believable number. I don't know how it will last after time, but this seems like a decent buy to me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistent Fat Measure - Avoid It, January 6, 2004

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P. Dailey (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taylor 5564-4012 Body Fat Analyzer and Weight Scale (Health and Beauty)

I'm usually very good about reading reviews before buying. Unfortunately I read Consumer Reports before buying and not these reviews. While Consumer Reports rated it the best measurer of fat among those tested they did say it still had shortcomings but nothing like the ones experienced by the reviewers here or by me. Following the instructions I tested the machine out four times in twelve minutes. The weight reading was consistent but the four body fat readings I received were 20%, 21%, 24% and 24%. I can assure you I did not down a pizza in those twelve minutes. I am resigned to the fact that these machines are not accurate, I would take a water test for that. But I did expect consistency so that you could measure fat LOSS accurately, for that all you need is a machine to consistently give you the same error with each reading. Even that is too much to expect I guess. Back to the pinch test for me.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not accurate, does not use bioimpedance to calculate BF%, July 23, 2011

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Capt. John (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taylor 5564-4012 Body Fat Analyzer and Weight Scale (Health and Beauty)

I bought these scales at Target because I figured digital scales would be pretty accurate, they had the Body Fat Analyzer, and they were on-sale for around $20, IIRC (I've had them for a few years now).

I've long suspected the scales were not entirely accurate, because I could weigh myself two times in a row, once with a 16 oz (or 1 lb) bottle of water, and once without, and my weight would not change.

I'm taking part in a weight-loss competition at work so I've been working out pretty actively the past few weeks, lost 15 pounds, and apparently my Body Fat has gone from 22% to 20%. Yesterday I had a pretty big lunch and dinner, and it's still in my system, and when I weighed myself this morning the scales showed I had gained 3 lbs. Understandable. But then they said my Body Fat was back up to 22%.

Oh really?

I grabbed my two 10 lb dumbbells and jumped back on the scales. They showed an accurate 20 lb increase in weight, but now they said my Body Fat was at 27%.

Really? Are you sure? Because my weight may have gone up but I'm pretty darn sure those 20 lbs are not fat. If anything, based on a ratio of actual body fat (if measured by bio-impedance as claimed) to total weight, my BF% should have gone down, but these scales claimed it went up. Clearly they do not measure your Body Fat via bio-impedance as they claim, or if they do the equation they use attributes too much to total body weight. I cannot even be sure of their reliability and accuracy as scales alone.

Stay away from this product, and maybe even this manufacturer. In my experience they do not make reliable, accurate products.