Omron Healthcare HBF-516 instruction manual Skeletal Muscle, Body AGE

INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that we can see and feel. When you work out to increase muscle mass, skeletal muscle is being exercised. Skeletal muscles attach to the skeleton and come in pairs -- one muscle to move the bone in one direction and another to move it back the other way. Increasing skeletal muscle will increase your body’s energy requirements. The more muscle you have, the more calories your body will burn. Building skeletal muscle can help prevent “rebound” weight gain. The maintenance and increase of skeletal muscle is closely linked to resting metabolism rate.

Interpreting the Skeletal Muscle Percentage Result

Gender	Age	Low (–)	Normal (0)	High (+)	Very High (++)
	18-39	< 24.3	24.3 - 30.3	30.4 - 35.3	_
					> 35.4
Female	40-59	< 24.1	24.1 - 30.1	30.2 - 35.1	_
					> 35.2
	60-80	< 23.9	23.9 - 29.9	30.0 - 34.9	_
					> 35.0
	18-39	< 33.3	33.3 - 39.3	39.4 - 44.0	_
					> 44.1
Male	40-59	< 33.1	33.1 - 39.1	39.2 - 43.8	_
					> 43.9
	60-80	< 32.9	32.9 - 38.9	39.0 - 43.6	_
					> 43.7

Source: Omron Healthcare

BODY AGE

Body age is based on your resting metabolism. Body age is calculated by using your weight, body fat percentage and skeletal muscle percentage to produce a guide to whether your body age is above or below the average for your actual age.

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