Which BIA scale do you prefer?

wulf00777, At my gym there's an InBody scan that I can use free of charge 1 time per month, and it comes with a printout. A gym buddy and I both get it done on the same day each month. Once I'm back home with the fresh printout, my wife takes measurements of my neck, chest, waist, arms, and thighs, and writes them down on the reverse side of that printout. Having this monthly check gives me a solid benchmark for how I'm doing. Whether the readout is perfectly accurate doesn't really matter to me. It keeps my motivation up and confirms I'm still headed in the right direction.

To me, it's very similar to investing in the stock market. There are people who look at their investments daily, or even multiple times a day. That approach is too stressful for me, and it doesn't actually tell you much. Looking once a month generally leaves me feeling proud and accomplished. My stocks are up 10-11 months out of 12. Why worry about the small stuff when they dip for a day or two.

If the device you purchase does the job for you and meets your needs, then other people's opinions don't matter. Ultimately, you're the one who needs to be satisfied with what you bought. 😉
 
We picked up the Renpho smart scale along with the Arboleaf Smart scale. The small display on the Renpho model appealed to me, yet the app left me VEarzy let down. Moving the profile over to my wife was a hassle … the app's layout just didn't sit right with me. So back it went… which means the Arboleaf smart scale is what I'm left with. We're big fans of it …. The app is really well done and pulling up plenty of data quickly is a breeze. Handing it over to my wife for her reading is super simple. The small screen isn't as good as the Renpho's, but it gets the job done. Those 2 are the only ones I've used.
 
Out of 3 I've used, the GE smart scale with 8 electrodes has performed the best. Runstarm was pretty awful—it gave a bf reading 5 points higher than dexa and inbody. With this GE, the numbers have matched what those 2 pricier devices show. It also provides detailed measurements sim8lar to the ones above. On Amazon it's about $100, and during a sale a few weeks back it was around 80$. Many models include a standard and athlete mode, which switches up their algorithm, and that seems to matter when it counts.
 
For those of you in the US, the Withings Body Scan 2 scale came out today. Reviews so far are mixed, and it seems the software is still being worked on.

If they manage to get it running properly, this scale could be promising, since it covers a broader range of measurements than other scales.
 
None of them strike me as accurate, though accuracy isn't the point for me. My view is that any of them, when stepped on consistently, will reveal a rise in muscle/fat/water and a drop in the same. That lets you see progress, and progress fuels motivation. I own the hume. Roughly 6 weigh-ins done up to now. Having to launch the app each time gets old. It asks for 4 weigh-ins per week. I'd rather do 1 weigh-in a week.
 
I don't want to reveal how old I am… but a mirror, a tape measure, and a reliable scale cover everything.
 
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