When you step onto the device, electrodes in the scale's platform send a small electrical current into your body. The gadget then uses the resulting stat, called biometric impedance, to assess your personal composition of lean mass to fat.
For this reason, Withings states that people who use pacemakers should never step onto its product. The Body Scale also has the brains to differentiate between between eight individuals. But unlike Fitbits Aria, there doesn't appear to be an easy way to accomplish this task. In fact, I found the entire Withings Web-based interface for the Body Scale confusing and unintuitive. It turns out you can quickly add users to the scale by clicking the Unassigned Data button on the Web site dashboard -- that's far from obvious, though.
Also, while Withings offers both iOS and Android apps to view your weight and BMI over time, they are simplistic and don't provide much more in the way of features and capabilities.
For example, the Fitbit Aria ties into Fitbit's tailor-made ecosystem of fitness products and software tools. With them I was able to track my activity using the company's Fitbit Ultra pedometer, count calories by entering meals and snacks either through mobile apps or Web browser , and create a custom weight-loss plan, all through Fitbit's seamless, graphically engaging interface.
Withings says that it plans on performing a major software update within the next month that will add significantly greater functionality. On the other hand, the Withings Body Scale beats the Aria in terms of sheer support for third-party fitness apps and services. The company says the scale is compatible with 44 separate health-oriented software and Web solutions including Runkeeper and even Fitbit.
One caveat is that the device will populate those fitness platforms with your weight data but won't pull that info into the Withings dashboard so you can view everything in one spot. Performance Testing the Withings Body Scale was an enjoyable if not completely straightforward experience. Setting up the device was simply a matter of downloading the scale's software from Withing's Web site then connecting the product via USB cable Mini to standard to my Wi-Fi-connected PC -- Macs are also supported.
From there I instructed the Body Scale to link to my network, unplugged the cable, and I was off to the races. It is a drawback to have to use a physical cord, since you may not always have one handy.
Related Posts » A whole lotta updates. You can click here to Subscribe without commenting Your name: E-mail:. Add a picture. Clive Chapman. May 26, at am 1. Cheers Clive Reply. July 21, at pm 2. Clive you have had any issues with the scale scratching your floor? Mark Dunne. August 4, at am 3. Thanks Reply. May 26, at am 4. Ray, excellent review… but how does the scale switch from one user to another?
May 26, at am 5. Hey Rey, 2 Questions… Am i right in presuming it supports metric weights? Thanks for your help, great review.
Thanks, Ben Reply. May 26, at pm 6. Coffee Run. May 26, at pm 7. May 26, at pm 8. I never thought I needed another scale until I read this… nice review, thanks. May 26, at pm 9. Erik Lundh. December 26, at pm Joe V. May 26, at pm Oh, and I loved the cluster pun. Keep up the great work Ray! Nice review as always! Nick Wisdom. Nick Reply. May 27, at am Any sage words of additional advice to help with my decision? Thanks everyone for the enourmous response! Hi Brian- Thanks!
Hi Nick- Thanks! Hi Peter- When we gonna race again? May 27, at pm Cheers Kevin Reply. The Sabins. May 11, at pm May 28, at am I might snag one of these.
Either way, this is an awesomely awesome review. Hi Sabins- Thanks! And sorry for the shopping-assist! May 28, at pm But the good bit? Single digits! I love this thing already! Looking forward to reading about the new open water features in the xt after this weekend. Thanks if possible for a quick idea… Marc Campinas brazil Reply. Midwest Jeff. June 2, at am Hey Ray — I love your blog! June 2, at pm June 3, at pm June 4, at am Thanks, Andrew Reply.
Thanks all! To Andrew- I use two differnt things. June 8, at pm June 14, at am Hi Matt- I went ahead and tested that a few days ago, writing down the numbers and double-checking them. July 28, at pm Ron Rymon. September 26, at pm No one had an issue with the battery wasted quickly due to wi-fi use????? Seems strange… Thanks so much Ron Reply. September 27, at am September 27, at pm I ordered it through the link on the website.
John Doldon. December 28, at pm Ray, thanks a lot for the great review. Any update with regards to accuracy of body fat? Cheers, John Reply. December 31, at pm February 9, at am Ray, I just stumbled upon this site the other day and have really enjoyed the thorough reviews. Do you need to run the setup again when you change the batteries?
July 8, at pm Ray, thanks for the review, pretty solid. July 29, at pm Thanks for the usual in depth review. August 1, at pm August 7, at am Hi Anon- RE: Setting up seperate accounts You can go into the settings on the site to seperate them out. My Wife and I do the same thing. Hi Anth- Thanks! Hi Anon- RE: Push data to partners You configure and control what if any partners you choose to share with.
Hi Anon- Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the NLB joke. Jup …. September 7, at am September 16, at pm September 20, at pm December 31, at am Excellent review; thanks Ray! January 15, at am February 27, at pm March 7, at pm Chris Reply. March 24, at am March 31, at pm May 6, at am Are you planning a Fitbit aria review with comparison to the withing scale? Thanks Ash Reply. May 8, at am May 14, at pm Oh yes, you need to do some typing… Reply. May 17, at pm May 21, at am Dave J.
May 31, at pm September 29, at pm Any update on the Aria scale review and how it compares? October 2, at am Nico Reply. They both have solid sites, both have apps, and both measure data the same way. October 5, at am October 15, at pm Thanks for the detailed review Ray. Torgeir Ulvedal Nes. October 18, at am Do you know, or could you check if this is possible?
Regards Torgeir Reply. October 18, at pm This comment has been removed by the author. October 19, at am October 19, at pm I would have expected the two modes to give a different result, but not to that degree.
Ron Miller. November 18, at pm Steve Knapp. December 3, at pm Withings support both email and twitter have been unresponsive. December 4, at am David Gaines. December 14, at pm January 1, at am Thanks, Reply. Yup, check out this three-part series I did on scale accuracy and this scale in particular in a lab setting with a bunch of athletes: link to dcrainmaker.
But all over the map for bodyfat. Kasper Poulsen. January 2, at pm Very odd…checking with them on why now. January 8, at pm Gang blive hos easy the setup and integration Wieth edomondo was That said i have faced a problem.
Greetings from denmark Reply. January 31, at am February 27, at am Hello, I always read all of your reviews before buying a gadget. May 2, at am Is their a Mac application that does the same?? June 13, at am Great review as always. I sprung for my Garmin after reading your review last year. June 21, at pm June 22, at pm Sorry for the confusion! June 23, at am Ttanks much! June 27, at pm Sorry for the delay, last few days have been a bit crazy.
June 28, at am August 15, at pm Tony Reply. August 19, at pm I have a problem with the Withigs scale batteries, they have to be change every 7 days. August 25, at am September 23, at am November 7, at am December 2, at pm El Paso Mark. December 19, at pm December 20, at pm Cheers, Mark Reply. January 18, at pm January 29, at am May 9, at pm February 4, at am Jennifer Farrar. February 6, at pm February 10, at pm Thanks a lot Best regards Fulvio sorry for my terrible english Reply.
Joe Meehan. March 11, at am Any idea what is going on? March 11, at pm Hmm, have you tried double-checking to see if the firmware on the scale is up to date? Andrew M. March 12, at pm Use it in the same spot everyday so find this quite annoying and frustrating. April 14, at am April 22, at am August 11, at am Ray, A question regards getting data from the scale to Garmin Connect.
August 11, at pm Giles Roadnight. September 3, at am Ray Maker. Great, thanks. Will it be an update here or a new blog post? September 4, at am September 9, at am A couple of questions: The temperature measurements seem to be a bit high.
Do I qualify as an athlete? Laurens Bloem. October 20, at am December 15, at am December 15, at pm December 26, at am Thank you! December 29, at pm Ray, would you still recommend this scale?
February 19, at am DC Rainmaker. April 19, at am April 19, at pm Patrick Peeters. June 5, at am July 26, at pm August 4, at am Nice review. I need one…. September 17, at pm October 30, at am November 1, at pm December 2, at am December 5, at pm December 8, at pm December 25, at pm January 11, at am Hi, Are you still using this scale?
January 13, at am Yup, still using it! Rich Tomko. Rex 6. January 13, at pm February 22, at pm Thanks for the support Aaron — enjoy it! Tommy Lentsch. March 28, at am Enjoy your day! Gina Donato. May 4, at pm Before wireless scales, you had to write down your weight by hand.
Many Wi-Fi scales are also capable of tracking your heart rate, indoor air quality and several different bodily metrics. Here is a Wi-Fi scale with extremely precise measurement capabilities.
Unlike many other scales, it can measure your body fat and has sophisticated position control. When you step onto the scale, the Withings WS will also measure your heart rate. It can even track the quality of the air inside of your home.
To visualize trends and track improvements, you can use the Health Mate app. You can even use the app to measure calorie intake, which is crucial for successful weight loss. A slightly cheaper alternative is the Fitbit Aria. You can even use it to track your BMI online. The scale can be set to automatically upload your stats to fitbit. The Fitbit Aria is very easy to set up, and it can recognize up to eight different users. The Fitbit Aria also uses accounts that are protected by a password, so you have total control over how your measurement data is shared.
You can even sync the scale with a Fitbit tracker. The scale can be set to upload your results via Wi-Fi. Overall, this scale offers great functionality for the price.
Here we have another top product. For quick and easy weight tracking, this scale can automatically sync to your phone. It lets you track your results using the Weight Gurus app, which provides detailed health metrics that you can access from your pocket. Fortunately, there is no need for Bluetooth pairing. This scale can measure your bone mass, water weight, lean mass and body fat.
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