Taylor 5596G Body fat-Body Water Scale with Bone and Muscle Mass Features
Taylor 5596G Body fat-Body Water Scale with Bone and Muscle Mass Features
Product Description
Taylor Precision Products Body Fat Scale. This scale can monitor your body fat and your body water to the 0.1% (using the bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA) method), which is precise enough to monitor changes in your body health over time.The 5596G also measures bone mineral mass and muscle mass. This scale also features 10 user memories and operates in either normal mode or athlete mode (for those who work out 10 hours or more per week). The large LCD readout features 3 lines of information, showing all the detail on one screen. There is also a body fat and body water range graph that displays if you are in the optimal zone for your gender and age. Plus, this scale also functions as just a scale -- simply step on to get your accurate weight up to 350 lbs by 0.2 lbs. Lifetime warranty.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #192 in Health and Beauty
- Brand: Taylor
- Model: 5596G
- Released on: 2008-01-17
Features
- Thin Profile
- Measures muscle mass and bone mineral mass
- 2 inch LCD readout
- 10 memories to store data
- Lifetime warranty
Customer Reviews
A lot of features!
This is a great scale in every way except for the small lettering that tells you what all the numbers mean. I finally figured out I can write them on paper and have the pad ready ahead of time. It would be nice if they were slightly larger though. Scale seems to read accurately. It's attractive and not bulky. I can't believe it does so much for the price but it does. It's also a great price after comparing others with it.
Poorly designed, very cheap materials
I received this scale and weighed myself after going through the lengthy setup process. It said I was 50 pounds heavier then my known weight. Called their customer support line and they said it comes pre-calibrated and there is nothing I can do. So I am returning it to Amazon (who are an excellent company). The body percentages seemed closer to correct but where about 4% apart when I did the test back to back to back. The top half is also cheap plastic that seemed to crack and snap under my modest weight of 200 pounds. I do not believe someone who weighs 300 pounds could use this scale at all.
Good, but not great.
The Taylor 5596G scale is a good scale for the price. The weight is always on target and only takes a matter of seconds to get it. Just step on it! If you want to measure things like body fat, bone mass, and muscle mass, you will have to make sure of a couple of things and wait a little longer.
1) You will need a flat surface! <-- no tiles, no carpet For some reason, if you are on a tiled surface, it will not register correctly. I moved my scale from the bathroom to the front door area and it pretty much gets everything right the first time around. 2) You will have to measure yourself 3-5 times on the first day. This is to ensure that you have accurate data. What you will be looking for is your bone mass and that is the top number on the third screen). The most accurate number is usually the highest number that the scale shows you in your trial runs. Make sure you know your bone mass. This number should not change and if the scale registers this wrong, you should try again because all of the information before and after it will be wrong too (except for your weight). 3) Enjoy it! It's just a scale for Pete's sake and doesn't cost all that much. It looks good and if you read the manual, you'll be able to figure things out.
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