When I weigh myself on the scale. I usually hold onto a door knob or a cupboard handle.

misshoneyz2dab

I feel if I do that, I can weight bear better. Am I doing the right thing?

sammyliftsandeats

Weight bear? Like stand up on the scale better?

If it doesn't change your actual weight, I wouldn't see it as a problem.

ouryve

surely that makes you appear to weigh less.

unless your scales are 3" wide, just stand up!

Alatariel75

Do you have a physical impairment that would stop you from just standing on it? Because you're messing with the accuracy.

Aaron_K123

Unless you have a physical impairment whereby you need to be leaning on something there is no reason to do that and it could impact accuracy.

As long as your feet are on the scale it doesn't matter how much you are leaning, or hunched, or rolled into a ball or whatever...you are on the scale, it is now measuring your weight....your posture and pose while on the scale has no effect.

Christine_72

you'll usually weigh less if you're holding onto something. .. So your scale reading may be inaccurate.

rankinsect

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

Unless you have a physical impairment whereby you need to be leaning on something there is no reason to do that and it could impact accuracy.

As long as your feet are on the scale it doesn't matter how much you are leaning, or hunched, or rolled into a ball or whatever...you are on the scale, it is now measuring your weight....your posture and pose while on the scale has no effect.

Well, there is one thing that will have an effect - if you can't keep your center of mass reasonably motionless while it is measuring. If your center of mass is accelerating, the force you apply to the scale is not equal to your body weight.

As long as you can hold a posture for long enough to measure, though, it should be fine.

Aaron_K123

rankinsect wrote: »

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

Unless you have a physical impairment whereby you need to be leaning on something there is no reason to do that and it could impact accuracy.

As long as your feet are on the scale it doesn't matter how much you are leaning, or hunched, or rolled into a ball or whatever...you are on the scale, it is now measuring your weight....your posture and pose while on the scale has no effect.

Well, there is one thing that will have an effect - if you can't keep your center of mass reasonably motionless while it is measuring. If your center of mass is accelerating, the force you apply to the scale is not equal to your body weight.

As long as you can hold a posture for long enough to measure, though, it should be fine.

Yeah I guess I wasn't picturing the person actively swaying but yeah, true. I guess if without holding onto something you are constantly swaying then perhaps the doorknob is better.

PaulaWallaDingDong

Aaron_K123 wrote: »

Unless you have a physical impairment whereby you need to be leaning on something there is no reason to do that and it could impact accuracy.

As long as your feet are on the scale it doesn't matter how much you are leaning, or hunched, or rolled into a ball or whatever...you are on the scale, it is now measuring your weight....your posture and pose while on the scale has no effect.

I get very different readings if I'm trying to look down at the scale while I weigh (which involves some leaning, since I still have a gut) vs if I stand straight up until it locks on a number.