As people are becoming more and more health conscious, monitoring ones weight becomes a priority and thus choosing the best bathroom scales is a natural consequence. In the past, there weren’t as many bathroom scales available to choose from. Today however, they come in all shapes and sizes with features that would confuse even the most astute.
How to Make Sense of Bathroom Scales
Every year, manufacturers are packing in features to their designs in order to win customers not knowing that we are getting more and more confused. But there is still a way to narrow down your choices when you know what you’re looking for. Here are some tips:
Know what is available
While analog scales are on the way out of the door, they are also getting cheaper and if your needs are not that sophisticated, it can still be an excellent choice. Digital bathroom scales on the other hand have more features and if you’re looking at more sophisticated needs, this is the way to go. It can measure not only weight but also body fat, body water, visceral fat, calorie intake, muscle mass including metabolic age.
Look for the features that you want
After knowing what’s available in the market, now is the time to consider what you need the scale for. While measuring your BMI may be useful if you are really intent on losing weight, body fat estimation is not really that accurate with the majority of scales. You also have to remember that the more features the scale has, the more expensive it can become.
A talking scale is best for poor eyesight
If you have poor eyesight, choosing a scale that announces your weight can be the best thing. The good news is some of these have multilingual settings that let you choose your preferred language.
A medical scale is best when you want to be really accurate
Even with all the bells and whistles of modern digital bathroom scales, a lot of health buffs still complain about its inaccuracy especially in the area of body fat and body water measurement. If you want to be sure that your scales are really giving you the right measurements, a medical scale is your best choice. It is the kind of scale that doctors rely on for patients’ statistics and so it’s extremely consistent and accurate.
Analog is best when you want to save money
If money is a huge consideration, analog scales are getting cheaper… you can get one for $10. Although this antiquated scale is becoming obsolete, a lot of health buffs swear that they are more reliable than most garden variety digital scales.
A solar powered scale is best if you want to save energy
Solar powered scales and those that draw power from interior lights can be a good choice if you are saving on energy but you have to remember that they can give you inaccurate readings when they are low on power.
If you are pregnant or if you have a pace maker, you should avoid using a bathroom scale that measures body fats. This kind of scale works by sending a small electrical charge from the bottom of the feet up to the upper body which might have some adverse consequences to your baby or your pace maker.