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Scale suggestions

danikanoodles
danikanoodles Posts: 150 Member
edited February 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone have a recommendation on a good scale that shows body fat percentage. I know there are kinds that show more than just weight and body fat as well so recommendations on those too.

I had one a while back that was good but had to get rid of it when I moved.

Replies

  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Buy a digital scale and a pair of body fat calipers. The body fat percentages given by those scales are usually way off.
  • myfitnesspale3
    myfitnesspale3 Posts: 276 Member
    Sorry I don''t have a real recommendation except that all retail scales are doing a fake-out calculation based on average human ratios using your height, weight, age and a practically irrelevant electrical measurement. It is just an entertainment, which may be enough.

    So you might as well go cheap. I do find it helpful to know the measurement with a resolution of 0.2 pounds, but as you may know, weight can correctly vary several pounds in a day.
  • KBjimAZ
    KBjimAZ Posts: 369 Member
    Spend your scale money on a body fat caliper and measuring tape.
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