How do I enable, use, or disable manual body fat percentage entry in Styku Studio?

Styku Studio includes a Manual Body Fat Entry feature that lets practitioners record a body fat percentage from an external device — such as InBody, DEXA, or hydrostatic weighing — directly in the scan workflow. This is useful in clinical and wellness settings where a trusted reference device is used for body composition alongside Styku's 3D scan data. This article covers enabling, using, and disabling the feature, plus common troubleshooting.

What manual body fat entry does

When enabled, the scan workflow prompts you to enter a body fat percentage from an external device after each scan. The entered value is stored with that scan record and appears in progress tracking. Styku's own calculated body fat result is not deleted — both values are retained so you can compare them.

Manual entry is per-scan and optional. You are not required to enter a value every time; if you skip the prompt, Styku uses its calculated result.

How to enable manual body fat entry

Open Styku Studio and go to Settings.
Select Styku AI, then click the Advanced tab.
Log in with your administrator credentials when prompted.
Turn on the Manual Body Fat Entry toggle.
Optionally, select Set Default Manual Body Fat Device to name the external device (e.g., "InBody 570" or "DEXA").

The toggle requires administrator-level access. If you do not have administrator credentials, check with whoever set up the scanner at your location.

How to use manual entry during a scan

Complete a scan for your client as normal.
After scanning, a prompt appears in the body composition section asking for a manual body fat percentage.
Enter the value from your external device.
Save or confirm the entry.

The manually entered value is stored alongside Styku's calculated result. You can enter manual values from any external device — InBody, DEXA, hydrostatic weighing, calipers, or other methods. This setting applies on a scan-by-scan basis, so you can choose to use it for some clients and not others.

How to disable manual body fat entry

If your clients are seeing a pre-entered body fat percentage instead of a Styku-calculated value, the Manual Body Fat Entry toggle may be enabled (possibly accidentally).

Open Styku Studio and go to Settings.
Select Styku AI, then click the Advanced tab.
Log in with your administrator credentials when prompted.
Turn the Manual Body Fat Entry toggle off.

This change takes effect immediately for all new scans. Previously scanned profiles that used a manually entered value will not be automatically recalculated. If you need those older scans to reflect Styku's calculated body fat, re-scan the client or contact support.

Troubleshooting

Clients see a pre-entered BF% instead of a calculated value: The Manual Body Fat Entry toggle is likely enabled. Follow the disable steps above.

Redirected to client profile search when trying to edit scan data: This usually means your account does not have administrator permissions. Go to Settings > Account and confirm your role shows as Administrator. If your role is correct and the redirect still occurs, contact support.

Manually entered values look inconsistent across sessions: If using a BIA device (such as InBody), results are sensitive to pre-test conditions. See the note below.

Note on external device accuracy

BIA devices like InBody measure electrical resistance and predict body fat indirectly. Their results are sensitive to hydration status, fasting state, recent exercise, time of day, and alcohol consumption. To get reliable comparable results across sessions, strict pre-test protocols must be followed for the external device.

Styku has no fasting or hydration requirements — clients only need to wear form-fitting clothing. If you are recording manual BF% values from a BIA device, ensure consistent pre-test conditions for that device to avoid misleading trends in progress tracking.

Styku's Advanced body composition model has a correlation of 0.95+ with DEXA for fat mass, making it a strong standalone option. DEXA is widely considered the gold-standard reference and provides accurate measures of both bone mineral content and visceral adipose tissue.

If this resolves your issue, no further action is needed.

If the problem persists, contact support and include: your administrator account username, the Styku Studio software version (visible in Settings), a screenshot of the Styku AI Advanced settings screen showing the toggle state, and a description of what you are experiencing.

Applies to: All Styku configurations