The Tanita BC553 Ironman InnerScan Body Fat Scale is designed for top-notch athletes taking their fitness to the next level. The Ironman name represents dedication to peak performance and athletic accomplishment. This new co-branded line of monitors uses the most advanced technology available to examine total body composition, 
The Tanita BC553 Ironman delivers advanced body monitoring technology with a sleek, stylish design.
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Tanita and Ironman have teamed up to provide comprehensive body monitors. | including body fat percentage, body water percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, and more. For top tier athletes or those striving to take their performance to the next level, this scale offers the latest in body-monitoring technology available. Why You Should Monitor Body Water and Fat Percentage
If you're like most people, you're not drinking enough water. If you wait until you feel thirsty, your body is already suffering from the effects of mild dehydration. You continually lose water during the day through sweat, urine and breathing. The amount varies due to several reasons, including your physical activity level, illness, medications, poor nutrition, or even climatic conditions. Monitoring your body water percentage allows you to quickly compensate if your levels are low, allowing your body to function more efficiently. Having the right amount of water in your body will not only make you feel healthier, but you'll also reduce your risk of developing serious health problems in the longer term. High body fat levels can reduce your endurance and have been linked to heart disease cancer and diabetes. Tanita's body composition analyzers monitor your body fat and body water levels with Bioelectric Impedance Analysis, or BIA, the same advanced technology used by doctors. Foot pads send a low-level electrical signal. Then BIA measures the resistance to this signal as it travels through the body. With the Tanita BC553 up to four unique users can benefit. Simply supply your gender, age, height and weight into the memory, step on the scale, and the monitor does the rest. The results are analyzed according to each user's information, and the result -- displayed in the monitor's easy-to-read 2.25-inch LCD screen -- is the one of the most comprehensive at-home readings you can get.
Operating on four AA batteries (included), the Tanita BC553 is intended for use by persons up to 300 pounds and is backed by Tanita's 10-year warranty. 
Body fat percentages are important indicators of good health. View larger. | Note: Pregnant women should not use this monitor, and if you have a pacemaker or other internal electronic medical device, you should not use the body fat reading feature. |
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 BUYERS BEWARE !! |
| Review Date: May 20, 2010 |
| Reviewer: James Dean, ListenUp |
The problem with reading reviews online is that "some" of the reviews are more than likely from the seller or an employee from the company. The problem with some of the reviews that are written by legitimate customers is that they are leaving their reviews immediately after their purchase, when the item they bought is working perfectly fine.
When I first purchased this scale I thought it was the greatest purchase I have even made. I am a workout fanatic and have been on a strict workout regime for the past 25 plus years. I have to admit that when I bought this scale I was amazed that I would be able to track my weight, as well as my body fat, muscle composition, BMR, metabolic age, etc. I just couldn't believe that a scale so affordable could do all the things this scale claims it can. Well, it did everything it claimed it could do and I test it out, just for curiosity sake. I stopped working out for a couple weeks but still ate healthy, and the scale noticed the difference. My weight didn't increase but I went up in the correct areas for someone who did exactly what I did, stopped working out. I believe this scale works, but the problem is that it does NOT work correctly for that long.
I have had this scale for a few years now and for the past year and a half it has been used ONLY as a traditional scale, only being able to read how much I weigh and nothing else. All the other features stopped working. I have no idea what my body fat is, my metabolic age or any of the other features that intrigued me to purchase this scale. So, long story short, I paid $130 for a sale that does the same thing as a $10 scale from Walmart can do.
"IF" you disregard my review and go forward with your purchase I encourage you to get a warranty and keep your receipt. This scale WILL stop working on your, just as it did to me, and you will be stuck with the most expensive "weight scale" in your area.
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Best Scale I've Ever Used!
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| Review Date: March 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Michael D. Defoe, Kent, WA USA |
I take a long time to pick items out for purchase. This was no different. I love having the four profile buttons at the front, I hit '1' with my toe, wait a second, step on, stand still for six seconds, and bam - I have my weight, bone mass, fat %, etc.
I love it. Girlfriend hates it. You know it's good! |
Terrible Inventory Management
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| Review Date: July 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Christopher G. Sarne, Philadelphia, PA USA |
| I placed my order, received an order confirmation on the same day and then, SIX days later recieved an out of stock notification. Way to set the appropriate expectation! |
Be wary about using your Tanita in a bathroom.
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| Review Date: May 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: E. Cook, Addison, TX |
Be wary of Tanita and their warranty claims. The product itself was decent, and fairly accurate, however Tanita is not a company that prides itself in customer service and product support. I used my scale in a normal bathroom environment, and after just 3 months you could see evaporation underneath the screen. I don't know if a gasket had a crack in it, or what the issue might have been, but the unit couldn't withstand the normal humidity of a bathroom. In fact, the unit was a good 20 feet from any active water, like a shower and tub.
I shipped the unit in, and without even so much as a courtesy call, the "customer service manager" returned my unit with a note that my warranty claim was refused, even though I had spoken to someone before about the issue, and said it would be replaced no problem. The customer service manager was nice enough, but said that even though it was well within the boundaries of his discretion, he was going to refuse the claim, because they refuse all like claims regarding evaporation. He even admitted that it happens fairly often.
Stay away.
His recommendation? Buy another Tanita, and not place it in the bathroom. Right. |
Very good scale
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| Review Date: May 13, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Katherine L. Hopson, Arlington, TX USA |
| I got this scale last week and love it. I realize some of the numbers are not exact, but it gives you a pretty guy idea of where you are. I had bought several other scales to measure fat, water, etc and found them lacking. The display is large and easy to read. It has 4 different user settings, plus a guest setting. The set up on those took about 30 seconds. I would definitely recommend this to anyone. |
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