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✓
Place QardioBase on a flat, hard surface. Although
QardioBase is suitable for use on most surfaces, soft,
uneven flooring can cause the scale to give less
reliable measurements of your weight.
✓
Step onto the scale with your feet parallel and
weight equally distributed. Do not worry if your feet
appear too large for the unit, as accurate
measurements can still be obtained if your toes
extend outside the platform.
✓
Stand still while the scale measures your weight. An
accurate reading will not be possible if you are not
standing.
✓
Weigh yourself with dry, bare feet. Stand with your
feet apart to avoid your legs touching. The scale
CHECKLIST FOR AN ACCURATE AND
RELIABLE MEASUREMENT
cannot accurately measure body composition if you
are wearing shoes, socks or stockings, or if your feet
or the scale surface are not clean.
✓
Try to measure your weight each day on the same
scale and at the same time to see consistent trends.
Your weight and body composition will naturally vary
over the course of the day.
✓
More accurate measurements will be taken if you
measure yourself undressed, before eating, and
showering, and after voiding your bladder.
✓
To improve the accuracy of the body composition
percentage analysis, avoid measuring in the
following cases:
•
High alcohol level.
•
High level of caffeine or other stimulants.
