Choosing the right scale for you
In recent years, Weight scales have become extremely advanced, now being able to measure body bat percentages, muscle mass, body water percentage and more!
When choosing a weight scale there are a number of things you should consider to help you choose the right scale for you.
- It is important to check the weight Capacity of a scale you are looking at purchasing to make sure it suits your needs.
- Does the scale have all the features you want?
- Will all the extra features benefit you?
What are scales capable of measuring now?
Scales have become incredibly advanced, with some now being able to measure things like body fat percentage, water percentage, muscle mass, in addition to measuring your weight.
With advanced features that can help to measure your lean mass to fat ratio, the products available are ideal for fitness fans as well as anybody who is on a diet and would like to be able to monitor their progress accurately.
Body fat scales use Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). A very small, harmless electrical current passes through your body tissues, slower through fat and quicker through muscle. Resistance is what is being measured. So, actually it is not analyzing your body fat percentage so much as your body density. The scale then uses this information and uses a formula to give you a body fat percentage reading.
The more advanced scales like the Tanita BC-1000 and BC 545N In addition to weight, body fat percentage, and hydration levels, provide measurements on muscle mass, overall physique rating, daily caloric intake, metabolic age rating, bone mass, and visceral fat.
These unique features make these scales extremely popular amongst Personal Trainers, Body Builders and Athletes with the large amount of information that can be gathered to guide themselves and/or clients to reach they’re goals.
The Tanita BC-1000 is an extremely sophisticated scale that uses a ANT+ USB stick to download all the information onto your computer to be analysed. For those chasing a simple quick readout of the large amount of information, the BC-1000 has the option of being compatible with a D-1000 Display.
The Tanita D1000 Remote Display displays nine body composition readings wirelessly from your BC-1000 platform. An indicator light illuminates the corresponding icon (weight, Body Fat %, Body Water %, Muscle Mass, Bone Mass, DCI - Daily Caloric Intake, Metabolic Age, Physique Rating, Visceral Fat) for each measurement as it is displayed on the oversized LCD screen with blue backlight. Stores user data for up to four users and doubles as a clock when not in use.
How accurate are these scales when it comes to measuring body fat percentage and muscle mass?
The scales are actually able to measure your body fat and muscle mass very accurately compared to skin fold measurements, but are still not 100% correct. As such it is recommended to use these kinds of scales regularly as a base measure when tracking your progress under the same conditions to keep the information as accurate as possible. eg. Measure yourself once every week on the same day, at the same time before performing exercise - using the scales like this will give you a more accurate way of tracking your progress over time.
Leading Brands for Weight Scales
TANITA
For the last 40 years of its 63-year history, Tanita's core business has been the manufacturing of precision scales. Today, Tanita is looking beyond scales to products that enable consumers to monitor their own health and fitness. Tanita introduced the world's first integrated body composition scale to the professional markets in 1992. Using the same technology used in our professional analyzers, Tanita developed the world's first scale plus body fat monitor for home use in 1994. Tanita's accuracy innovation and durability are trusted worldwide
Here at Fitness Market we stock a large range of Quality Tanita Scales that suit all your needs.
