Yes, I did receive an e-mail from the company about a month after my purchase to rate their product on Amazon. Ok. Why not? They explained they are a small American company. It only takes a moment of my time and I really don't mind. I for one, almost ALWAYS check out reviews on Amazon before going to the store to make my purchase on a product.
So now for my review.
As others have said, this is a nice looking scale. It came well packaged and was ready to go right out of the box. I found it very easy to set up as well (one thing I was worried about was entering my height as I have a 0.5" increment in my height, but the scale lets you enter height in 0.5" increments - hooray). In the past 6 months, through proper diet and regular exercise I've lost 43 lbs. I became curious about what my body fat % (I had it tested years ago at a health fair with an electronic hand held device to find I was about 34% -boo) might be and found this scale and took the plunge after reading other reviews.
I have not had my body fat tested in many years and especially not since shedding some major pounds but I had an "idea" of what I might be based on some calculations where you measure different parts of your body, enter your age, gender, height, etc... I thought I was about 20% before ordering the scale but wasn't really sure. (If it helps any reviewers I'm a 30 year old female, 5'5.5" tall, and currently weigh 125 lbs).
When I first received my scale, I decided not to set myself as athlete, based on the other reviews, though I consider myself a somewhat avid exerciser now. I stepped on my old scale 3 times and the new scale 3 times. Perfect match. I got six identical weights. Check.
Next I waited to find out my body fat % - I got a reading of 19.9% - keeping in mind from what I read that electronic body fat testing can have a margin of error of about +/-3% (I don't know what the particular margin of error is for THIS scale, but this is in general for most electronic devices). I was already prepared to except the fact that this number might not be correct. I recorded the number and continued to weigh myself in the morning (for accurate weight) and in the evening (for body fat%) and began tracking the number. I found that the scale was consistent in body fat% readings only changing the number by about 0.1% or none each day. Hooray! All I want is something to track my PROGRESS with and this scale fits the bill. I'm happy to say that in one month, I managed to get my body fat% down to 19.3%. It seems reasonable to me with the work I've put in to lose 0.6% in one month.
Also, muscle mass went from 39.9% to 40% - one of my body builder friends tells me it is difficult for a woman to put on more than 5 lbs of muscle in a year, so I don't expect this number to change much either (though I do lift heavy weights 3x a week).
As another reviewer noted when you are looking at your percentages - yes, they will total more than 100 when you look at body fat, muscle mass and total body water. That is because you have some water in your muscle and your fat as well so this water technically gets counted in your muscle and your fat and then all by itself (i.e. it gets counted TWICE), thus explaining why the totals are greater than 100%. Hope this makes sense.
So overall, I'm very happy with my purchase. It's a sleek-looking, fun gadget that helps me track my progress as I work towards my long-term health goals.
I also like the fact that you can just step on it and stand there and it will come on. No tapping, no buttons to push. Just step on it and get your info. Awesome. My husband also likes the scale and his numbers seem to be fairly accurate as well. The scale is "smart" enough to know who is stepping on it. Because my husband outweighs me by about 50 lbs when he steps on it, it automatically knows "user 2" is on the scale as opposed to when I step on it, it automatically figures out I'm "user 1". This might be an issue if two members of the household have near identical weights, but otherwise, you just step on it and it's ready! No switching to your user self number or anything. Ingenious!
I originally had trouble deciding whether to get this scale or keep my old scale and purchase the hand held body fat tester by Omron. Well, I've never tried the Omron product, but am happy with this scale. It gets the job done and I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.
UPDATE 5/3/13
I was reminded to update my review after someone left a comment. My scale is still running on the original batteries. I finally reached my goal of 6 pack abs around 17.5% body fat on my scale. I then got pregnant and didn't use the scale for that period (as recommended by the manufacturer), but hubby did. I'm now 9 months post partum and am back to 19% bodyfat and close to my goal of returning to six pack abs. Last month I went to a health fair and got to use the Omron hand held device for bodyfat%. The Omron was 1.5% higher than my scale. But again, I care less about exact numbers and more about trends and consistency, which this scale delivers!
Recommended.
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First one worked, then stopped. Three replacements, same issue. Great customer service but still no working scale.
It's hard for me to decide what to give this as a review. I bought the scale in 2012 and was really happy with it. I don't expect the body fat etc. to be exactly accurate but they seemed fairly consistent, and reweighing would give same results. About 6 months ago my body fat percentage started going up pretty drastically. At first I thought it was that I was gaining weight, which was probably partially true, but then it would only give my weight. None of the additional measurements worked any more. First, it would give the blinking squares like it was trying, but then just go dark. Eventually it stopped even giving the blinking squares and just give my weight. I replaced the batteries, reset it, etc. but nothing worked. I called the company and they were super friendly and offered to replace it, free of charge, even though it was a few years old. The new scale would only give weight. I called again, thinking maybe they'd sent a refurbished scale with the same issue. Again they were super helpful and friendly and offered to replace it. Again the new one didn't give anything but weight. I called again and they sent a fourth scale. Again, the new one didn't give anything but weight. If the first one hadn't worked, and hadn't worked for years, I'd say the scale was totally useless, but having three replacements that had the same issue as the first, makes me think that there's something with the scale itself. I even had friends try them, to make sure there wasn't some sort of electronic issue with me or my body.
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JW Lim
Consistent and good value weighing scale
Reviewed in Australia on February 24, 2022Color: BlackVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Australia on February 24, 2022
When I first put in the included batteries, it showed 'Lo' on the display so I thought they sent bad batteries, but after checking the voltage levels with a multimeter the batteries were fine. I re-inserted them into the scale and it worked just fine.
The weight readings as well as the body percentage readings have been consistent so far, and I'm confident using them as a point of reference to measure my fitness progress.
The booklet they included provided detailed instructions on how to set up the scale as well as explains what each reading means.
Overall, I'm very happy with it!
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Sleek looking scale for the data nerd
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