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Our analogue bathroom scales are reaching the end of their life... I blame Mrs Reeksy.
It seems like cheap smart scales aren't any more expensive than old school scales now.
We don't really have much tech in our house, but am wondering whether the body fat measurements are worth bothering with?
Also, do they last a few years?
am wondering whether the body fat measurements are worth bothering with?
No, they give ridiculously high readings. I ignore them.
Smart scales are smart if they get you to buy them, nothing more
Can you not just look in the mirror and decide if you are fat or not ?
We don't really have much tech in our house, but am wondering whether the body fat measurements are worth bothering with?
Also, do they last a few years?
Whether they're worth it is kind of up to you. There's really no bother involved though. I've had a Withings one since 2017, still works fine.
We have one of the early Garmin Smart scales. I don't think the body composition measurements are accurate (hope not anyway!) but it's really useful if you are bought in to the Garmin ecosystem... you just jump on the scales and your weight is automatically recorded in the Garmin system. Recognises different family members too. I'd buy again just for that auto feature.
I'd second what thols2 said above, the readings are meaningless.
As with @stanley, we have the Index 2. We had a cheaper scale and I was able to connect it (via a FitBit account).to Zwift. The Index 2 connects easily to Garmin. IIRC you can have a dozen or so users for each scale.
If you have a more accurate body fat measurement, Garmin lets you set it as a new baseline then monitors/reports using that.
If you're into logging weight changes and other health factors over time then the convenience factor is worth considering.
I'm bought into Garmin and have no idea how wildly inaccurate they are as it is all I measure with...so they are consistent with the measuring so I get an idea of how bad I am at shifting weight!
I have the Omeron, I agree all the body fat/skeletal muscle readings are pointless but what is useful, particularly if your weight fluctuates and you are trying to lose some, is the fact that it will record and sync readings to your phone.
The body composition measurements (weight aside) are probably rubbish but connecting to an app for long-term record may be worth the convenience, or not, your call.
You can get smart scales for a tenner these days!
Edit: Oh, snap! ^
Can you not just look in the mirror and decide if you are fat or not ?
**** that! I'm not a masochist!
As above really, body fat measurement is BS (I hope!), unless perhaps you get ones with handles to hold on to?
For me, smart scales are worth it for the convenience. Stand on scales, they turn on, measure my weight & send it to the Apple Heath app.
Mine are Eufy P2. Cost £30.
handles to hold on to?
If you have love handles you probably need to lose a couple of pounds 😀
I have the Garmin scales. Step on them when I get up and my weight etc is passed to connect for me to look at whenever. At the price they are a luxury but a handy one. FYI this morning I was 24.5% body fat and a glance in the mirror also suggests I should not have that cinnamon bun later
Have some Withings ones since forever ago - did they turn into Nokia and then Garmin? or am I making that up? edit - I was half right, it went Withings --> Nokia --> Withings.
They work fine, can tell the difference between us all or gives you the option to choose if the readings are similar.
Not convinced on the percentages, but I just ignore the numbers and look at the trends on those. I can take or leave the scales giving me the weather forecast for the day but it cheerfully shows that too. Batteries seem to last ages too.
As above really, body fat measurement is BS (I hope!), unless perhaps you get ones with handles to hold on to?
For me, smart scales are worth it for the convenience. Stand on scales, they turn on, measure my weight & send it to the Apple Heath app.
Mine are Eufy P2. Cost £30.
Mrs f bought a set of eufy P2 pro scales a while ago. We like the way the scales can automatically detect who is using them and saves the data accordingly..
I've been weight lifting for a few years now and I'm seeing the fat percentage come down steadily and musclemass increase. Currently at 16% and I've now got visible abs whilst still a little fluffy, for me I don't think the fat percentage measurement is far off at all.
Currently at 16% and I've now got visible abs whilst still a little fluffy, for me I don't think the fat percentage measurement is far off at all.
Balls, has me at 26% so I hope they are wrong!
I got the Xiaomi ones for about £30. Was going to get the Garmin one but the supposed lack of accuracy and price put me off.
I'd be surprised if there's any significant difference in accuracy, but the Garmin Index are pretty expensive. I was able to get them at a decent discount so it was a bit less painful.
On the other hand, they do display an updated W/kg figure every time I use them (pitiful though it is).