Fitbit Aria Wi Fi Scale Review The Verge

Fitbit Body Fat Measurement

Body fat log entries are available only to authorized user. Body fat scales can be an easy way to track your body fat percentage but they may not tell the complete story about your health. More important is whether whatever method i am using gives consistent results with repeated measurements. Because your scale combines the measurements it takes with variables stored in your user profile according to our algorithm the numbers you see may vary from those you see using other measurement methodswhich is completely normal. But i think your question is really more about whether fitbit takes body fat into account when calculating your bmr basal metabolic rate which affects the calculated calorie burn. I know that is not accurate because i have gotten my dexa scan done a couple times before and i know what i look like with 7 body fat when i was competing and also with 12 body fat which is my norm.

The get body fat logs api retrieves a list of all users body fat log entries for a given day in the format requested. Body weight body fat get body fat logs. Accuracy can also vary depending on various factors including. Aria is a high performance scale tracking weight body mass index bmi and body fat over time. The way a scale like this works is to use hydration and weight to estimate body fat percentagesome scales will ask about age height and gender also. I got my aria 2 scale two weeks ago and have been using it daily.

Weight bmi body fat full body comp. My takeaway is that saying im 12 or 14 or 17 body body fat is almost meaningless. Other individuals may use the scale to weigh themselves body fat percentage and bmi wont appear but their measurements arent saved or synced with a fitbit account. For the fitbit fanatic. It says that my body fat percentage is around 7 to 9. If accurate 35 body fat percentage for a guy would probably put you in the obese category for bmi body mass index which would be 30 or higher.

Body composition analysis is an inexact science regardless of the manufacturer or method of measurement. I think all three scales and calipers and the tape measure to that fairly well but before i write it down for historical comparison purposes i usually measure 3 times and take an average. If you need to fetch only the most recent entry you can use the get body measurements endpoint. By syncing with your fitbit account you can track your weight body fat percentage and bmi over time. Aria 2 can sync with up to 8 different fitbit accounts. Check out the top picks for digital scales and weight scales to monitor weight measure body fat.

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