Scale Question

echeindl
echeindl Posts: 320 Member
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
In my bedroom I have carpet so when I step on the scale it doesn't do anything because it's being cushioned. But when I go into my hallway, where I have wood flooring, to weight myself the scale says a different thing every spot I move it to! Why does this happen?

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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    The scale can only be accurate on a hard, level floor so that your weight is evenly distributed amongst however many sensors the scale has. So try to find the flattest patch of your hard floor and always weigh yourself there. Any other way to weigh is a short trip to crazytown.
  • AlexandraR2011
    AlexandraR2011 Posts: 114 Member
    That happened to me too. I thought the scale was broken lol. It's accurate on hard surfaces.
  • lisapickering
    lisapickering Posts: 374
    Yep, only use the scale on hard surfaces. I put my scale in the same spot every time to be consistent.
  • candistyx
    candistyx Posts: 547 Member
    it's measuring the gravitational force pulling down your body toward the ground, if carpet absorbs some of that force in its springyness, the scale will not give accurate readings
  • echeindl
    echeindl Posts: 320 Member
    Thanks you guys! I think I'm going to put a piece of tap somewhere so I will know where to put the scale every week.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    The scales i have came with "carpet feet", which seems to do the trick, although it still changes slightly depending on how i actually stand on it, how i lean, etc. I just use it as a rough guide, and then use the proper big scales at the gym once a week :)
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