Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale
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Product Reviews of Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale
Product Review: Finally, a scale that is reliable!
Summary: 5 Stars
This scale is reliable and easy to use; with multiple user profiles, BMI and water% readings that are actually consistent, unlike some scales that render erratically different numbers, in the same 1 or 2 minute period of weighing on them.
As an added bonus it's also sturdy, easy to clean and has a fairly modern, subtle look in the bathroom.
Product Review: First top quality scale I've owned
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't try rocking back and forth on this scale to manipulate the outcome, because no matter what you do it's always within .2 of one pound within the same number.
I have never had a scale before that had this type of accuracy. It's a new concept for me to go to the doctor and have my weight be the same as it was at home. Didn't we always think the doctor's scales made us fat?
Anyway, this is a great scale and the performance in no way relates to the price. It's a great deal for the price.
Product Review: Forget losing weight or how much water you've got in you; what really matters is fat, muscle, and resting metabolism.
Summary: 5 Stars
If I'm a 200 pound guy with 15% body fat (like Tyson was at his peak) should I be concerned about losing weight? Of course not. But if I'm dieting, losing weight, and I notice that my skeletal muscle percentage is dropping--which means I'm probably losing bone mass as well--then I have cause to worry.
Actually, when I was a national competitor in full-contact kickboxing back in the mid-90s, I weighed about 165 lbs and my body fat percentage was a near unhealthy 10%. While other fighters were eating salad, I was encouraged to eat cheeseburgers and fries because my coach and teammates were worried that I had become too lean. According to the BMI chart, I was only 10 lbs below my ideal weight, but the fact was I really needed get myself up to a healthy 185lbs.
Now I'm well above that ideal number, and 40 years old, yet still don't need to lose weight. I need to lose fat, and particularly visceral fat--which this scale offers the unique feature of measuring.
As far as knowing the amount of water in my body (something a lot of high end scales measure), why should I care about that? If I'm dehydrated I'll be thirsty; if I'm overhydrated I'll probably faint from the high blood pressure; in other words, I've got all the indicators I need by nature with regard to how much water I need in my body.
Displaying the history for 1, 7, 30, and 90 days is a great feature so I can track if I've lost fat or not, or if I've lost a disproportionate amount of weight to fat ratio and should change my strategy or habits.
The manual that comes with this scale is extremely educational and could really almost stand alone as an informative and conscise manual on weight management.
SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS:
1. After getting really drunk one night, the next morning I weighed a good 20lbs less and lost about 3% or 4% of my body fat. This was a false reading of course because I was severely dehydrated and still had alcohol in my blood from the night before--not that I wasn't a bit gitty at seeing the numbers.
2. My weight regardless of when I measure it is fairly consistent--so the scale is accurate--but it's true what the manual tells you about best times to weigh yourself. If I weigh myself immediately after getting home from work, I'm down 1 point on visceral fat and show 3% less body fat than if I weigh myself just before going to bed--long after dinner--and just upon waking up in the morning. I haven't tried it immediately after intense exercise (such as cycling 30 miles), but imagine the effect is pretty much the same.
BOTTOM LINE: If you're goal is really just to lose weight, you don't need this scale. But if you want to lose fat and know to what degree you're really killing yourself with visceral fat that you should concentrate on losing, then this is exactly what you want.
The manual is also outstanding, and at this price getting such an outstanding item that's so well thought out, designed, and constructed is a no brainer of a deal.
Forget Tanita. OMRON has been making better and more numerous diagnostic machines that are all around better, without the overinflated pricetag.
Product Review: Good Product, Reasonable price
Summary: 5 Stars
Received my scale on a timely basis about two months ago. Found that it is attractive and functional. Seems to be most accurate bathroom scale I have ever owned. Have tested it against doctor's scales, etc. and it comes through with flying colors. Very pleased - would recommend to others interested in a similar product.Product Review: Good compromise of durability, cost and featureset
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this scale after quite a bit of research and reading the reviews here. It seemed to be the best compromise of affordability, durability and featureset such as the automatic recording of values for a 3 month period. It doesn't actually show you values for every day in the period though. What it does it show you your last values for the 7 day, 30 day and 90 day mark and these rotate to the next value contained internally as you record another measurement.
I also thought I would wait until after the 'honeymoon' period you always have with a 'new toy' before writing my review just in case I got a troublesome unit initially. I have had it nearly 6 months now and it has so far proved durable and consistent. I got it to measure a trend rather than be the last word in accuracy although of course you certainly don't want it to be inaccurate. You do need to make sure that you use it at the same time of day for consistency when using the record feature. The one feature it does lack is the body hydration measurement which would've proved useful as it was my understanding that the bodyfat measurement can change according to how hydrated you are regardless of current weight. It has 4 slots for measurement records which is more than enough for my wife and myself and I like the guest feature which allows friends etc to use it for a one time use without having to use up a valuable slot. So far I have no complaints with this purchase.