RESTING METABOLIC RATE MEASUREMENT

Before measuring your RMR with Fitmate make sure that you comply with the following conditions:

• No food or any beverages (tea, coffee…)  less than 4 hours prior to the measurement
• No smoking less than 4 hours prior to the measurement
• No caffeine, ephedrine consumption less than 4 hours prior to the measurement
• Not to  work out for at least 8 hours before the measurement

 BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS

The addition of hand grips to Tanita's standard platform-based electrode system allows the BC-418 body composition analyzer to calculate regional body composition, empowering healthcare professionals to better determine health risks associated with abdominal fat.

Through the use of 8 polar electrodes, the Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyzer can show separate body mass readings for the right arm, left arm, trunk, right leg and left leg. It also prints out a complete body composition profile in seconds: including Weight, Body Fat Percentage, Body Fat Mass, Body Mass Index (BMI), Fat Free Mass, Estimated Muscle Mass, Total Body Water and Basal Metabolic Rate.

For greater accuracy make sure  to  comply with the following conditions:

• No food or any beverages (including water ,tea, coffee…)  less than 3 hours prior to the measurement
• No alcohol  less than 12 hours prior to the measurement
• No vigorous exercise less than 12 hours before the measurement

MONITORING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY with Sensewear Armband BODYMEDIA

Regular exercise and physical activity continue to be one of the key factors in preventing chronic disease and promoting good health. Knowing how much activity and sleep a person is getting can be difficult to understand without an objective measurement. Furthermore, physical activity is a good indicator of a person's overall mental and physical health and can change in response to prescription medications or behavioral interventions.

The slim design of the Armband minimizes interference with the day-to-day activity of the patient. Patients can comfortably wear the Armband while sleeping, exercising and simply going about their daily routine. Designed with user-friendliness in mind, the Armband is easy to slip on and off. It turns on automatically to eliminate any non-wear time which can be difficult to distinguish from periods of low activity that accelerometers or pedometers have trouble detecting.

Measurements with Sensewear include:

• Total energy expenditure (kcal/min)
• Active energy expenditure (kcal/min)
• METS
• Total number of steps
• Physical activity levels and duration
• Sleep duration and efficiency
• Lying down time
• On/Off Body time