Recommendations? MyFitnessPal compatible body composition scale

lightnessofbeinghere
lightnessofbeinghere Posts: 1 Member
edited November 23 in Introduce Yourself
Hi all,

Wish you a very happy new year! I am looking for a good MyFitnessPal compatible home body composition analyzer. I have been researching online and haven’t found a consistent answer. I would like to track key health measurea ( beyond weight in plane Jane scales), and would like it to be WiFi compatible so I can track the stats using MyFitnessPal app on my iPhone. Any recommendations? Thank you!

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  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    Buy a food scale instead, body analyzers are not accurate. A food scale is way cheaper and much more valuable for your journey.
  • gmz3296
    gmz3296 Posts: 18 Member
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  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    ^^ What @4legsRbetterthan2 said about body analyzers (especially those in scales or handles) not being altogether accurate. Though there may be proponents of them around, they're few and far between on MFP (in my experience) and you're likely better off with a tape measure and/or calipers rather than investing in a schmancy wifi scale. That being said, if you're diligent about the way you collect data, one might at least provide an indication you're moving in the right direction. I have a Homedics scale with body fat sensor pads (which I purchased mostly for the scale function and prior to doing much research into the sensor technology) and a Skulpt Chisel (second model) handheld analyzer I received as part of being in their beta project. Neither connect directly to MFP, the scale itself has no connectivity and the Skulpt uses bluetooth and connects to their own app. I'm not necessarily overly confident in the numbers either produce from a validation standpoint (the scale especially, readings vary by +/-4% if you're in regular vs. athlete mode). I think you could get some decent data with the skulpt if used daily and trend the data to smooth peaks and valleys, though the "quick scan" is only three sites and the full scan is 24 and time-consuming to try to do daily (to me at least). The skulpt is pretty consistently between the two scale readings (currently falling in 13.5-14% where as the scale shows 12 or 16% depending on mode) which I think is probably the more accurate estimate of where I currently fall, give or take a percent.
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