Where can I find a body fat monitor scale that doesn't have "Bluetooth", and doesn't require you to connect to the internet??
The last BF monitor scale I purchased was in the early 2000s. It doesn't work anymore, so I'm looking for its replacement. But every goddamn scale now on the market requires all this complicated crap in order for it to work, like downloading apps and ****.
Exactly why is this necessary? It's annoying AF. All I want is a scale that measures your weight, body fat percentage, water percentage, and maybe bone mass. This information can be displayed right on the scale, so why do I need to tinker with apps?
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01-16-2022, 05:52 PM #1
Best Non Wi-Fi Body Fat Monitor Scale?
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01-16-2022, 07:41 PM #2
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01-18-2022, 04:49 PM #3
Just imagine, for a moment, if the opposite were true, if every scale that was initially produced required "Bluetooth", an internet connection, and the downloading of apps in order for it to function.
Then, one day, some inventor came up with an ingenious idea-- a stand alone scale!
No longer do you have to go through the cumbersome task of establishing a Bluetooth internet connection, and getting apps to sync up with your scale. No. Now, it'll will work independently, right out of the box! Just insert four batteries, and you're good to go!! Brilliant! What will they think of next?!
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01-18-2022, 07:10 PM #4
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01-19-2022, 10:13 AM #5
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01-19-2022, 10:17 AM #6
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01-19-2022, 11:01 PM #7
I don't even care if it can't accurately determine body fat, but I do care if the difference in body fat from one measurement to the other is accurate.
For example, say the scale shows that I'm 22.4% body fat now. But 2 weeks from now, it shows that I'm 21.8% body fat. While those absolute figures may not be accurate, I expect the *difference* between them to be. This way, I can gauge my progress.
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01-19-2022, 11:04 PM #8
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01-19-2022, 11:06 PM #9
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01-20-2022, 12:09 AM #10
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You can't rely on changes either - since it's using hydration as a proxy and hydration can vary a lot
Read:
https://weightology.net/the-pitfalls...at%20of%204%25.
Calipers, if used correctly are better. There are procedures for using them to ensure consistency but they are still at the mercy of skin hydration.
Ultimately, I have done several methods of measurement and in the end, I'm not sure why I bothered because I don't need fine margins to tell me when I need to cut or gain mass.
Fat loss can be measured by weight change (since muscle gain is small or none in these conditions)
Mass gain can be measured by weight change and gym performance improvement
And there is always the mirror.Last edited by SuffolkPunch; 01-20-2022 at 12:36 AM.
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01-20-2022, 05:07 AM #11
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01-20-2022, 05:12 AM #12
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01-20-2022, 05:59 AM #13
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01-20-2022, 06:01 AM #14
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01-20-2022, 06:42 AM #15
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01-20-2022, 11:51 AM #16
I thought the same thing until I tried them, which I did after I realized that my scale couldn't be right. They came with instructions telling how to use them, + there are online guides to go by on the pinch & what a given %age looks like. I'm sure they aren't perfectly accurate, but I don't need that level of perfection and they are better than my scale.
If you really must have it perfect, you have to get a water displacement test done (can't remember the formal name of it). It's not that important to me, as others have said I know when I've gained or lost a significant amount of body fat, and that's just from looking in the bathroom mirror for free. I can also go by how my belt & clothes fit.
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01-20-2022, 11:17 PM #17
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01-20-2022, 11:24 PM #18
I never said that I don't like modern scales because they're "too technologically advanced". I said I don't like them because the vast majority require you to connect to the internet, which is completely unnecessary, if not downright tedious and counterproductive. Weight, body fat, water, and bone mass can easily be displayed on the scale itself.
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01-21-2022, 05:56 AM #19
This paper isn't out yet I don't think but if I were in the market for one fo these scales (against all the advice here) I would wait for this review to get published. Granted it may not have a non-wifi option.
http://instagram.com/p/CXUjDwfu1Hx/
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