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

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When everyone is talking about diets and losing weight, all they have in their minds is: “Why do I need it, I’ll go and eat another piece of candy.” In fact, 95% of the world's population thinks so. There is only one reason - the difficulty of sticking to a constant regimen and controlling your weight.

Nowadays, many applications have been invented for calculating caloric intake and energy expenditure during sports, but not a single device provides comprehensive indicators for the whole body. Of course, you can go to the clinic and have your body analyzed for the presence of fat and the amount of useful microelements. 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 everyone who is losing weight or just another marketing ploy? We will find out in this article.

How the scale works with the 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 scale,” which is why there is such an ambiguous attitude towards them. People believe that the main task of the device is to measure weight, and the rest is pretended to be a program out of thin air. However, it is not. Smart devices have learned to calculate up to 12 different parameters using bioimpedance analysis techniques.

What's the trick? The platform of the device you stand on in the morning is equipped with 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 its name. And “bio” because the biological membrane is measured.

Operating principle of diagnostic scales

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As mentioned earlier, smart scales have electrodes on a platform - as soon as you step on the platform, the process starts. The peculiarity of our body is that its tissues react differently to electrical impulses: fat 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 a microcontroller and the results are displayed on a panel or in an application on a smartphone. All algorithms are pre-written in the “brains” of the device - calculations are carried out in no more than 5 seconds.

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

For whom are electronic scales with a body analyzer suitable?

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

So, who needs smart scales:

1. Health workers should conduct a full examination of the patient in order to prescribe preliminary treatment, adjust the diet, or simply for prevention.
2. People involved in active sports, including competitive ones. For an athlete, every kilogram and percentage of fat mass is important before entering the platform or ring.And an ordinary athlete can create 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 watch their figure.

How to avoid mistakes and choose the right device

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

• Price. On average, scales with body analysis sensors will cost from 1,500 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 it carefully.
• Working part material. 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 case, the more weight it will bear and the longer it will last.
• Maximum permissible weight. Models available from 150 to 300 kg. But the price is appropriate.
• Possibility of connecting to a 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 provide nutrition and exercise tips. In a word - convenient.
• Availability of memory and personality recognition. Questionable parameters that don’t really affect anything. Who needs memory in a scale when everything is displayed on the phone, where there is already plenty of available space?

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

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