Electronic scales with a body analyzer: how they work, how to choose - Setafi

When everyone talks about diets and weight loss, there is only one thought: “Why do I need it, I’ll go and eat one more candy.” In fact, 95% of the world's population thinks so. There is only one reason - the difficulty to adhere to a constant regimen and control your weight.

Now many applications have been invented for calculating the caloric intake and energy consumption during sports, but not a single device provides comprehensive indicators for the whole body. Of course, you can go to the clinic and do an analysis of the body for the presence of fat, the amount of useful trace elements. It's just expensive and time consuming. We need fast and high-quality results. Then there is only one way out - electronic scales with a fat analyzer.

Is this really a "panacea" for all those who are losing weight or another trick of marketers? We will find out in this article.

How scales work with a body composition analyzer

The device is necessary to calculate the following parameters: the ratio of fat, muscle and bone mass of your body. It sounds too complicated for “some kind of scales”, so there is such an ambiguous attitude towards them. People believe that the main task of the apparatus is to measure weight, and the rest pretends to be a program “out of thin air”. However, it is not. Smart devices have learned to calculate up to 12 different parameters using the bioimpedance analysis technique.

What's the point? The platform of the device you step on in the morning has hundreds of electrodes. When they touch, they send a slight electrical impulse throughout the body - you won't even feel it. Impedance is the body's resistance to alternating current in physics, hence the name. And “bio”, because the biological shell is measured.

The principle of operation of diagnostic scales

As mentioned earlier, smart scales have electrodes on the platform - as soon as you stand on the platform, the process is started. The peculiarity of our body is that its tissues react differently to electrical impulses: adipose tissue resists at one value, muscle tissue at another, etc. Therefore, the device is able to measure each parameter very accurately and quickly. All values ​​are collected by the microcontroller and displays the results on the panel or in the application on the smartphone. All algorithms are pre-written in the "brains" of the device - the calculations are carried out no more than 5 s.

A feature of the equipment is the use of pulsed current, because the alternating current does not give the desired result, affecting our body.

Who is an electronic scale with a body analyzer suitable for?

If you are reading this article, then you have probably thought at least once about the parameters of your physique. For some, this is entertainment, while for others, each number is vital.

So, who needs smart scales:

1. Health workers - to conduct a complete examination of the patient in order to prescribe preliminary treatment, adjust the diet, or just for prevention.
2. People involved in active sports, including competitive. For an athlete, every kilogram and percentage of fat mass is important before entering the platform or ring. And an ordinary athlete can make the right diet and observe changes in the body without an expensive nutritionist or medical examination.
3. For those who love a healthy lifestyle and keep fit.

How not to make mistakes and choose the right device

You don't want to look at 20 models of scales in the store and ignore what the consultant says? If you decide to put a new “unit” in the house, then the choice should be taken seriously.

• Price. On average, scales with body analysis sensors will cost from 1500 to 100 thousand rubles. The price depends on various parameters, which we will discuss later. Remember: cheap is not always bad, but you need to choose this carefully.
• The material of the working part. Pay attention to the platform - it should not be made of cheap plastic. This is unlikely to last you even a couple of weeks. The stronger the hull, the more weight it can hold and the longer it will last.
• Maximum allowable weight. Models available from 150 to 300 kg. But the price is right too.
• Possibility of connection to phone or Wi-Fi. Having your own application significantly increases the capabilities of a smart device - the analyzer will show all the data on the display of your smartphone or computer. And the app can even give advice on nutrition and exercise. In a word, convenient.
• The presence of memory and personality recognition. Dubious parameters that really do not affect anything. Who needs memory in a scale when everything is displayed on the phone, where there is already a lot of available space?

Smart devices are produced by similar companies with other electronic devices: in the top, as always, Xiaomi, Huawei and other "giants" of the digital industry.

What scales do you have at home? Share your impressions of using it in the comments.