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Omron HBF-510W Full Body Composition Monitor with Scale |  | Brand: Omron
Category: Health and Beauty
List Price: $79.99
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 8518
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Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.8
Dimensions (in): 13.3 x 13.5 x 13.6
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MPN: HBF-510W
Model: HBF-510W
UPC: 073796265106
EAN: 0073796265106
ASIN: B001IV61J4
Release Date: November 15, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Better accuracy due to full body sensing, with hand to foot technology | | • | Monitors Body Fat Percentage | | • | Body Mass index (BMI) | | • | Monitors Body Weight | | • | Four Person Profile |
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Product Description
Measures Body Fat, Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index (Bmi), Skeletal Muscle & Visceral Fat; Full-Body Sensing, With Hand-To-Foot Technology Provides More Accurate Reading Than Foot-To-Foot Monitors; 4-Person Memory Settings; Large Lcd Display; Easy On/
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 5 fitness indicators including body fat %, BMI, 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. | | Exceed your fitness goals with the Omron 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. | | | Product Dimensions
The HBF-510W 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-510W 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) |
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Nice scale but no history recall November 27, 2009
M. Stewart (Texas, USA)
The idea is great; besides telling you your weight, this scale will also display your body fat %, muscle %, BMI, and visceral fat level. You can enter height, gender, and age for up to 4 users; there is a guest mode for those who just occasionally use the scale. The unit can be used for just weight without any setup; just tap the power button, wait for 0.0, and step on. If you want to use the other features, after the 0.0 appears, you need to remove the handlebar, remember to select a user #, then step on, hold still, wait for your weight to display (hold still)..., and flash twice. You then hold the handlebars straight out while it figures out the various percentages. Now here is the trick; if you want to remember the values displayed, have pencil and paper handy, and do not turn off the scale until you've written them down; the only thing the scale remembers is how old, tall and gender of each user. This makes this virtually useless, except for the little bar charts on the bottom that show if your values are low, average, or high. You just have to remember what your values are. Another annoyance is that in order to get the most accurate results, you must use the monitor at very specific times; haven't eaten or drank a lot of liquids for two hours, etc.
There is one serious warning not listed on the Amazon product page; this scale's body scanning features should not be used by those with a pacemaker or similar implanted medical device, such as dorsal column stimulaters and deep brain stimulators which are becoming more common.
I tested this unit against two digital Taylor scales and it was within 1% of the other scales. The lack of a memory is truly disappointing, especially since Omron's Blood Pressure Monitor has memory for a bunch of blood pressure readings for two users; why can't a scale remember weight and BMI readings? It is also irritating that you have to remember to select a user # before stepping on the scale.
On the plus side, the display is large, clear, and easy to read, even when the handlebar is stowed in the base. The power switch is easy to use; a quick tap of the toe to turn it on; the button is easy to find.
 Not for me November 27, 2009
FatOrangeTabby (Lansing, MI)
I thought this machine would help my husband and I track our weight loss and would be more useful than a scale. It is fairly easy to use, but to me doesn't seem all that accurate. It's a good price for what it is, but I think a regular scale works just as well. After we used it, it seemed kind of obsessive to want to track all this stuff unless you really need to for health reasons. Not a necessary tool for casual weight loss. Keep in mind that it doesn't track your results, you still have to keep track of everything on your own. If you want to record everything with pencil and paper anyway, why not just use some of the calculations that are available for free online and do it manually?
User Unfriendly Machine: Difficult to Use Technically & Behaviorally November 26, 2009
SanjeevP (Michigan, USA)
Purpose of this machine is to motivate you to exercise and become fit, because if you are in the majority, you have high BMI, high fat percentage of body weight and high visceral fat. Looking at those numbers will scare you and hopefully motivate you. And then you can monitor your progress towards that goal by using this machine.
Using this machine is not easy! It is one of those electronic machines with monochrome display where each button has several functions depending on how you press it and if you lose the manual, the machine is basically just a bathroom scale. Thankfully they have a manual available for download and it is strongly recommended that you do that. Machines like this should not be difficult to use and even if they could not simplify it, why couldn't they put a sticker with basic instructions on this machine? Every time you need to change something and use it for first few times, you need the user's guide. So download the user's guide and keep on computer or Google Docs so that it is within easy reach.
And please read the manual before you use it, you will need it. Even after reading the manual and following every instruction to a tee, you will still be frustrated. For example first it under weighed me by 52 lbs! Aghast, I leafed through the manual to troubleshooting and then find out that the machine has to be used on a hard and level floor, not on the carpet. Why couldn't they put that in the instructions? It is definitely not like a toaster. Not only is the machine made in China, even the instructions are written in China!
After all that, if you are still motivated to buy this machine, then here are the pros & cons:
PROS
Hopefully it motivates you to exercise and become fit, assuming it is accurate & consistent; and if you are an organized, disciplined person with self control who keeps the manuals handy and is good at using electronic machines.
CONS
1. User unfriendly.
2. Poor instructions.
3. Have to use at same time every day for accurate comparison and cannot use 2 hours after meals.
4. Need to keep manual handy.
5. Other than storing basic user profile (age, sex, height) it does not store measurements or transfer records to computer or web site.
6. Does not always work: it said my 18 year old son's measurements were outside the measurement range! The ranges are all for 20 years or older.
7. No technical support phone number or even e-mail and I am not sure if they even provide it.
I have not used it long enough to vouch for the accuracy & consistency. It comes with a card where you can keep logs for 30 days but you should probably make a spreadsheet to keep records on computer. Make copies of that card and keep it handy with a pencil, right next to the machine, to be able to write the measurements.
Something like this can be utilitarian if it is easy to use, does not require manual every time you need to use it, stores measurements, or transfers it to computer or even better, transmits by wi-fi or cellular modem to a web site where you can analyze or measure your progress.
In conclusion, I am not sure how beneficial this machine is in practice. It appears to be one of those things which looks good on paper or in packaging but is difficult to use not only technically but also behaviorally. But, just like you can use treadmill as a cloth hanger, it will function as a weighing scale.
 Trickier to use than a regular scale, but I like it! November 26, 2009
YogaKat (Oregon United States)
You can use this as a regular scale, but if you want to measure your full body composition it's a bit tricky. The composition readouts include: overall body fat, visceral fat which is fat around your internal organs, body mass index is computation of height/weight ratio, and skeletal muscle mass.
You must enter your age and height before taking the readings. You can enter up to 4 individuals age/height/sex for quicker readings. There is also a "guest" setting where you need to enter age/height/sex each time.
To measure your body composition you have to wait for the 0.0 lbs. reading to come up or you'll receive an error. You must choose the user number (or guest setting) before proceeding or you will only get a weight reading. Then you grab the bar/display unit and hold your arms down by your sides until your weight comes up and stops blinking. After that you raise your arms straight out in front of you and it will take the other readings. I like it that you can then step off the unit and review all the readings. You receive a tracking sheet that so you can keep track of your readings.
The unit may not be very reliable and you may get a variety of readouts. It is highly recommended that you take the reading the same time and location every time; either first thing in the morning or 2 hours after meals. Do not take readings right after exercise or drinking a lot of water. I took a reading with the scale on carpet and my readouts were completely wrong. So make sure to take the reading on a hard surface like your bathroom floor. I also took my reading in the evening before bed and was quite different than the next morning (my weight was 2.5 lbs. lighter). You will receive error messages if your palms or feet are not positioned correctly, if they're too dry, if you move or step off. I did not have any problems with taking my readings other than remembering to hit the user button before starting.
You receive a thin instruction manual that give you the standard safety information, explains each of the body composition readings and ranges. For instance, the manual show the ranges as follows for BMI:
<18.5 = underweight
18.5-25 = normal
25-30 = overweight
30+ = obese
In the case of BMI they also break down each category above into sub-classes. For BMI they judge obesity by WHO (the World Health Organization). I was rated as normal which I suppose it correct when I compare myself against other people, but for me I would say I'm slightly overweight and could do better by losing 5-8 lbs.
There is a section in the manual about long-term planning for successful weight loss, but it is quite brief. The manual goes on to explain how to use the unit, taking measurements, and includes illustrations which are quite helpful.
The unit uses 4 AA batteries and includes "trial batteries" which will last a shorter time than standard batteries. The personal profiles are not deleted during batter replacement which is helpful and you will receive a "low battery reading" so you'll know when to replace them. The batteries will typically last 1 year if you're using it 4 times per day.
I'm not sure how accurate this unit really is. It sends electrical impulses through your body to make these readings. Scientific measurements like this have been available for years, but quite expensive. This is an inexpensive alternative for $60 on amazon.
The unit is made in China I guess like so many things now a days we don't produce a whole lot in the US and have such a high unemployment rate in our country.
nice scale, good tool for motivation November 26, 2009
Elmira (San Jose, CA United States)
So, this is my first scale that measures so many things. I have another one that measures some of the same features, but not the visceral fat or skeletal muscle percentage. Right away I liked this one better - it weighs me about 2 lbs lighter than my old one! I can't really tell you which one is more accurate since both would be close enough that another scale is going to be within the same range. I am not going to worry about the actual number as much as the direction it goes. Since I have not had my body fat (or any of the other measurements) taken anywhere else, I can't say how accurate the scale is, but once again, I am not going to worry about the actual number as much as the overall direction of the numbers. I plan on using the scale to motivate me to get the measurements going in the right direction.
One thing I didn't like about this scale is that it is not very intuitive. I have lots of gadgets and can usually figure them out without a manual, but not so with this one. I had to look through the manual to figure out how to take the measurements. Also, after weighing myself and stepping off the scale, the weight seems to stay on the screen for a long time. I am used to the scale just turning off after a few seconds--not so with this one--I actually had to hit to "on/off" button after 30 seconds.
Overall I am very happy with this scale. I'm looking forward to setting some goals and playing around with the scale to see if I can get some of my measurements in a healthier range.
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