Getting it right...

DO you have those rubber workout bands? Walmart sells them for about $10-15. You can do a lot of workouts in a chair with those. I sit in an office chair all day long and you can loop a band under the chair and do all sorts of stuff. I also lean back a little bit in my chair and then raise my legs off the floor - which can be a pretty good stomach workout when you alternate between raising them up and just holding them up.

Zenix, I love that quotation. I think it is very inspiring. I will type and stick it on my laptop. As I had not done any exercises for a few days because of my foot problems, yesterday it felt like carrying a cross. Everything was tough. I have to try to keep up and do something everyday whether it be on the wheelchair or standing (which is my problem). Because I am unable to descend to and ascend from the floor by myself, I have decided to do my abdominals on the bed. It is not so sturdy but at least I am getting something done.

I did have to program it with my age/sex before it did anything. And you have to select a "profile" before it does anything more then just tell you your weight.

Hi, It is working. As In understand the theory of it - it is supposed to just send an electric pulse and then measure the resistance that it finds leg to leg. So, I think the most important part would be to ensure that you have good electrical contact with the metal parts - i.e. no socks, moisten your feet a bit if they are really dry, etc. Mine had a warning about diabetics maybe getting invalid measurements, but I suspect that is more about different blood chemistry leading to different conductivity. My blood chemistry is usually "normal" i.e., 70-85 (I don't really eat carbs). My results are very close to those found in the various charts (i.e., BMI, etc.)

Does this scale work for you? I wish I were able to use that kind of scale. I had bought one two weeks ago and when I stand on it I was not getting any reading from it. Then we realized that I was having the same problem with my digital scale, which I thought was not working. I went and did some research about the scale and found information that stated that if you have neuropathy or other nerve problems it will not work for you. So I returned it to the store and bought an ordinary bathroom dial scale.