STACK #246 April 2025

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SMART SCALES FOR SMARTER HEALTH continued

Will they help me to be healthier? A smart scale gives you more detailed information about your body, and where you're seeing changes, fluctuations, and potentially even abnormalities. A smart scale should always be used in conjunction with a doctor's advice: if you've been recommended lifestyle and health changes, the smart scale can help track their outcomes. The app collects detailed data to provide to health professionals for advice on your progress. Tracking your weight is just one aspect of keeping healthy – a more holistic view lets you get more serious about your health and wellbeing, and stop putting too much focus on the one number those older bathroom scales give you. Knowing your body is key to keeping it healthy.

Withings Body Scan Scale This full-body scanning scale is a premium device that uses the latest technology to give you a full health report in just 90 seconds. Using a handheld handle in conjunction with the scale itself enables it to measure not just your weight and body fat distribution, but also your cardiovascular health. The scale can perform a medical-grade electrocardiogram (ECG) to assess your heart and detect early signs of arrhythmia, as well as any stiffening of your arteries. This scale can even detect the speed at which your blood circulates, and it'll pick up on any problems you may need to bring up with your GP. Beyond this, you can get a detailed report on the fat and muscle mass of each part of your body, as well as the protective function of your skin and potential diabetes risk, all of which can be easily tracked through the app.

Withings Body Smart Scale The Body Smart Scale is a more affordable, but still powerful, alternative to the Body Scan Scale. While it lacks some of the heart health features of its premium counterpart, its advanced body metrics allow you to set and maintain clear goals. You can tell the app what you want – to lose weight from your gut while increasing muscle mass on your arms, for example – and the scale and app will track your progress as you work towards those goals. It provides an advanced body composition and insights list, tracking

Eufy Smart Scale C1 This entry-level smart scale packs a robust feature set, tracking 12 different body measurements, including body fat percentage, visceral fat, bone mass, and muscle mass. Simply connect it to your phone via Bluetooth to track your progress and general health over time, and different users across your family can all have their own accounts. Everything is tracked through the EufyLife app, and it's also compatible with Apple Health, Google Fit,

and Fitbit, so you can transfer existing data right over. The C1 is designed with aesthetics and comfort in mind – there are no sharp corners, and the anti-slip plate keeps it firmly in place during use.

fat, muscle, bone mass, and water percentage across

your whole body, and helping to identify the areas you may wish to work on.

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