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Why age is so important in body composition testing
Charder's proven algorithms for analyzing and calculating body composition results utilize a mix of measured and input data. Measured data includes weight and electrical impedance-related measurements, including impedance, reactance, resistance, and phase angle. Input data includes height, gender, and age.
All of these are important for helping algorithms determine body composition, but today we'll be focusing on age, and why we take it into consideration during analysis!
All of these are important for helping algorithms determine body composition, but today we'll be focusing on age, and why we take it into consideration during analysis!
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What affects the accuracy of a weight measurement?
Charder's scales are calibrated and certified according to medical standards prior to shipment. However, all scales can be affected by external factors that may have an influence on accuracy! Today, we'll introduce various factors that can affect accuracy, and give you some pointers on how to avoid them, so practitioners can receive the most consistent results.
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How Nutritionists can utilize Body Composition
Formulating an achievable nutritional dietary plan is highly dependent on the client's starting point and goals. Body Composition is an important evaluation tool that provides increased precision over traditional methods like Body Mass Index, and nutritionists can utilize Charder's Body Composition Analyzers as important tools for tracking progress throughout a nutritional program, using results such as whole-body and segmental muscle and fat, metabolism, and cellular health.
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How Personal Trainers can utilize Body Composition
Establish baseline starting points, set attainable goals, and track progress with professional body composition analysis!
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Understanding Body Fat Analysis
If you've measured your body composition using a professional Charder Body Composition Analyzer for the first time, you might be wondering why there are multiple places on the result sheets that are related to body fat, and what they all mean!
Simply put, the devices provide both a body fat measurement, as well as interpretation. Although there will only be one measurement, there are different ways to interpret the results, based on different needs.
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Medica Exhibition Recap
Charder exhibited the award-winning MA801 Body Composition Analyzer as part of the Taiwan Excellence booth at Medica 2021.
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Taiwan Expo in Indonesia Recap
Charder's MA801 Body Composition Analyzer made an appearance at the opening ceremony for the Taiwan Expo in Indonesia 2021 event!
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