Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Omron Full Body Sensor Body Fat and Body Composition Monitor This is a terrific scale. It works by using the bioelectrical impedance method which is as accurate as similar medical grade products. Basically it just sends a weak electrical signal through your body to determine the amount of water in each tissue. Tissues such as muscles, blood and bone have a high water content but fat has a low water content so the scale can "see" the amount and give an accurate reading. It measures BMI, % of fat, visceral fat which is the fat that surrounds your internal organs and is, in my opinion, the best measurement this scale takes. It also measures resting metabolism rate giving you the amount of calories you need just to sustain everyday functions. The more you exercise the more calories you need, so when you see that value go up it's telling you that you are doing a good job exercising. This number fluctuates morning to night. It also measures the skeletal muscle which is the muscle that we can see and feel. As that number increases you can see that your exercising program is working. This measurement is closely related to your resting metabolism rate ie as that increases so does your RMR. Oh yeah it also measures your body age which is, duh, the age of your body not your real age. That is fun to see how young your body is. I am 62 and my body age is 48 - 51. Yea!. You need to measure the same time every day to keep an accurate record. It will store 4 permanent records but bunches of people can use it as a "guest" and find out how good or bad they are doing. I plan to take it to my gym to see if anyone is interested in finding out. Just read something I didn't know. It can also measure by using your hands on the plates on the scale. This comes in handy if for some reason, you have lower extremity edema or an increase in water content in your legs. Will try that way tomorrow. I researched a bunch of scales but this one came out on top. I read somewhere that the Omron tested the best when compared to medical grade equipment which tells me that it is the most accurate. For a unit like this I expected to pay well over $100. I was pleasantly surprised at the $79 price tag. If you can afford it this is the monitor to buy. You can keep track of your weight loss and how well you are exercising and because of the method Omron uses you your values are really accurate.