It’s just one of the features that make this scale great.
A scale is supposed to tell you your weight.
I’m not currently overweight for my height, but I don’t like seeing my weight go up.
Back in 2020, I was looking to lose weight, so I began weighing myself regularly after running.
Hiding the number of pounds is a small quality-of-life trick that removes a tiny hurdle.
I found it to be a simple feature that went a long way.
Additionally, there are modes tailored to being pregnant, athletes, and weighing babies.
Those are all toggles within the Withings app, available foriPhone/iPadandAndroid.
This new Body Smart scale displayed its information on a color LCD that looked crisp from a standing distance.
Withings claims the Body Smart scale is advertised as being clinically tested and precise to 0.1lbs.
Beyond the actual health metrics, this scale can show your location’s air quality and outside temperature.
It pulls this information from the internet.
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It doesn’t have any local sensors gathering this data.
I didn’t have that problem here.
Changing users on the scale, if multiple are enabled, is a little clunky.
you better lift the weight off one foot to move left or right between different people.
Similarly, a guest can use the scale by doing the same thing if only one user is enabled.
If the scale gets confused it will ask you in its app who to assign certain results to.
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Syncing my weight toApple Healthworked perfectly for me.
you might also connect Withings with Strava or MyFitnessPal to create a more complete picture of your health data.
I didn’t use the subscription service and did not feel limited without it.
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But I personally didn’t find its $10 per month pitch tempting in the slightest.
Should You Buy Withings Body Smart Scale?
I appreciated the extra body composition measurements as well as the more attractive color display.
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The Body Smart finds a solid middle ground.
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