Setting your Targets for Body Fat Percentage

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Setting your Targets for Body Fat Percentage

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How to start monitoring your body composition

There are four simple stages to remember when you start to use your Tanita Monitor:

Setting your Targets for Body Fat PercentageStage 4 - Setting your targets

Regular exercise and healthy eating helps increase muscle mass and lowers the proportion of fat in your body. Body fat levels change slowly over time, so you should be aiming to lose 1% to 2% body fat each month. The more slowly you lose weight and body fat, the more likely you are to keep it off!

You don't need to make drastic lifestyle changes. Moderate restrictions in your diet and gradually increasing the amount of exercise you do will still bring positive results. And you'll be more far likely to stick to these changes long term.

By regularly monitoring your body, you will see how well your diet or fitness program is working.

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