The scale display shows weight only. At least they were consistent though so you can use. While most people will rely on fitness trackers the garmin index smart scale can give some of the most accurate metrics including weight body water body fat bone mass and body mass index bmi. Other ways to measure body fat waist measurements. Measuring your waistline can help complement your body fat scale results. Often used by fitness professionals calipers are used to literally pinch your skin folds usually around the.
Weight bmi body fat full body. The device is ultra thin features a solid aluminum base with heat tempered glass and is made to work on any surface including carpet. The body fat scale that came closest to the bod pod results was still off by up to 21 percent. For further data you have to go to the app. Dual energy x ray absorptiometry dexa scans. While the nokia body cardios battery life is in its own league our review found garmins battery life of 9 months quite impressive as well.
The redover bluetooth smart wireless digital body fat scale measures 13 essential body compositions. The worst performer was off by up to 34 percent. These include body weight bmi full body fat skeletal muscle bmr subcutaneous fat visceral fat muscle mass protein bone mass and body age. And unlike other scales the app has to be open to collect data metrics. The nokia body cardio scale that measures body fat records users weight body fat bmi muscle water and bone mass along with standing heart rate and pulse wave velocity pwv.