| Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale |  | Brand: Omron
Category: Health And Beauty
Buy New: $32.00 - $89.39 (On sale from $99.99)
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Rating:  258 reviews
Sales Rank: 433223
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
MPN: HBF400
ASIN: B000N24W90
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| Features:
| • | Provides accurate measurement of weight, body fat percentage, and body mass index (BMI) | | • | Supports up to four personal profiles, so each member of your family can track their own measurement | | • | BMI classified at three levels: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese | | • | Provides measurements for people of nearly all heights (3'4" to 6' 6-3/4") and nearly all ages (10 t | | • | Measures 12.2 x 11.8 x 2.1 inches (L x W x H) |
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 Maybe I'm just old fashioned. July 5, 2008
OK.
Truth be told, it's been a long time since I've owned or used a scale. Primarily because I know my weight hardly changes from day to day; it's hard for me to gain weight because I have a sky high metabolism. But I'm in the process of working out and needed a way to gauge progress. I wanted a digital scale for certain, nothing too fancy, but functional. I noticed this one calculated and assessed things such as BMI, body fat, etc. along with the basic weight, and figured I would give it a shot.
There are two ways to use the scale. Quick weigh, and custom weigh. The quick weigh is just that; you press a little button that's in the front with your foot, it calibrates for a second or two, then get on and weigh yourself. The custom weigh is where you get BMI and body fat calculations. First you have to program your stats into the machine. Then if you want the full details when you weigh, you have to press the button that corresponds to your individual setting. I believe it allows up to three custom profiles.
I had some problems with the device. Not technical problems; it works fine, but I have issue with the way certain things work.
- Numero uno, the foot diodes. This throws me every time. There are three seperate diodes per foot, so when you place your foot on the scale, it's confusing where you need to be. This results in the machine spitting out a slightly different weight depending on which diode is getting the most pressure - which is not an accurate way to measure true weight. I can never tell if I'm supposed to have all of my weight on my heels - which would not be equivalent to me standing on a flat surface - or on the balls of my feet, which would assume I'm leaning forward. The middle diode is essentially useless since a healthy foot has a healthy arch. It's just confusing, and I would rather have had one large diode that distributed the weight evenly.
- The body fat calculator, while it gives me quite the rise when it calculates, cannot be 100% trusted. First of all, it's calculating BMI as an equation: stated height (in flat inches) times calculated weight, divided by arbitrary weight limit, or something similar to that, to spit out a number which is then scaled between anorexic, "normal", overweight or obese. The reason this doesn't work is that you can't calculate body fat that way. Just because I'm 6'2 and 150 lbs doesn't automatically mean that I have no body fat. I might be 150 lbs of body fat. I might be 150 lbs of muscle. Point is the scale has no way of knowing the difference, so an equation is not the way to calculate it.
- The scale takes quite a while to settle on the true weight, going up and down rapidly before finally stopping. And again, you'll get different results every time you do it within a 10 minute period, which is not possible. The difference is marginal - maybe 2 lbs up or down - but it's the principle of the thing.
As a result I can't recommend this as a solid investment. There is just too much technology here. I would recommend going with a basic digital scale, one that doesn't do anything but calculate true weight.
 Inaccurate for athletes July 5, 2008
I was under the impression I'd be getting a viable means of measuring body fat with this device. I'll be 50 years old at summer's end and have always worked out. When I got my first measurements, I was shocked. The unit indicated I had 25% body fat. Caliper measurements, as well as those calculators wherein you enter height, weight, and a few tape measurements, always indicated results ranging from 12 - 18% body fat. Vanity aside, it is obvious I work out as I have discernable muscularity, including 6-pack abs. Standing 6 feet, weighing 175, and looking like I do, I really wondered if Omron could be accurate. I contacted their support center and was informed that the unit is accurate for 2 out of 3 people and that it wasn't designed for athletes. I'm not sure I understand why that would be so, but that is what they told me. So, if you're already in decent shape, this may not be the product for you.
Valuable weight loss tool July 2, 2008
The product does what is says it will. The information the product provides is very useful in weight loss and general healthy weight. Percent of body fat, daily caloric needs etc all helpful & useful to know. Easy to use.
Accurate scale, but body fat measurement is suspect June 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a nice piece of equipment, seems to be well-made with a nice design. The scale was VERY accurate--no complaints there--but I mostly purchased it to monitor my body fat. That it did not do very well. I followed the instructions to the letter and repeatedly got incorrect numbers. The instructions say this scale is not for highly trained athletes or people with very low body fat, so heed that warning if that describes you.
 Athletes do Not Purchase June 26, 2008
Warning to atheletes: This body fat scale does not have the athlete setting. It therefore cannot make the correct assumptions about bone density, etc. to give you an accurate body fat measurement. If you are athletic (10 hours+ of cardio per week and resting heartrate of 60 or less), this scale will not work for you. I bought this scale and it told me my body fat was a full 10% higher than it actually is.
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