Tanita BF680W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Athletic Mode and Body Water
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Customer Reviews of Tanita BF680W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Athletic Mode and Body Water
Customer Review: It's a nice scale...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a nice digital scale for weight. And the body fat reading are somewhat useful, if you don't take them too seriously. The manual gives you no guidance whether to enter yourself as 'male/female' or 'male/female athlete'. By going to the web site, you can get a hazy description of the difference, and make your best guess. In practice, for me, selecting 'male athlete' will give a body fat reading half that of 'male'. So, you really have no idea what your actual body fat % is, but using the same measure over time can tell you if the % is increasing or decreasing.
I ended up using 'male', not 'athlete', since that number corresponded most closely with a recent figure computed by my doctor, using a hand held monitor from another manufacturer. But, without that guidance, I'd have no idea what the is real number. So, this is a good scale, with a FWIW body fat monitoring bell-and-whistle.
Customer Review: Excellent product, unbelievable price!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a user of Tanita products for about ten years now, buying my first Tanita bodyfat monitor in late 2000. I was looking into buying one for a friend that was trying to get back in shape and decided to buy two, even though my (now ten years old) unit was fine, mostly because the new units have hydration and my wife was interested in that feature, and they are so inexpensive i thought it worth a shot. I am super pleased with the new monitor and can't believe they can sell it for around $30. The unit is programmable for only two people rather than four as my older unit was, but frankly two was all we needed. I don't think anyone will be displeased with this purchase, even at $60 or $80 dollars i would be happy with the product, at $30 i think everyone who is watching their fitness should have one!Customer Review: Neat But Maybe A Bit Off On Body Fat
Summary: 5 Stars
I knew when I bought this that the body fat monitor would just be used a rough estimate to what the actual number was, so I wasn't really altogether surprised when I found out that it was about 10% off. But, let's face it, the sensors are in the feet which are a poor tester for body fat percentage. Great scale that will track your weights for two different people based on age and height scale. I was really impressed by that. I do like this scale but it might have more bells and whistles than is necessary and might lead people astray believing that they body fat is higher or lower and base their body fat percentage on this machine alone. If you buy this product, just know that it's a good place to learn approximately where you are but to be sure go to the gym or a doctor to have it done correctly.Customer Review: Could be worse, maybe
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this scale based upon the repeated reviews citing consistent accurate scale readings. Although the variation are not huge, I routinely find 3 different weights registered when done one minute apart right in a row. The body fat and water body figures are even more erratic and seem to follow no pattern as my weight has been dropping.
The scale is easy to read and gives a relatively quick weight reading and (as above noted) this is the only reading really worthwhile to me. If I could buy the same scale cheaper without the body/water info, I would do so.
I cannot say that this is not the best of many bad choices, only that it does not provide the consistent weight results that seemed to be reported here. Perhaps the others are a lot worse. But I wouldn't know.
Customer Review: Save your money if buying this scale for body fat percent.
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this scale because I was looking for a digital scale and also wanted to see if my body fat measurements that I have been taking with the Accu-Measure Body Fat Caliper was accurate. As a weight scale, the Tanita is excellent (and the reason I gave it as many as 3 stars) and I decided to keep it despite the body fat being off. I exercise regularly and I never get a reading below 18% bodyfat and varies between 18% and 20% - even in athletic mode. With my $7 calipers it tells me I am about 14.8% body fat. I was recently tested in a gym and I was at around 13-14% so the cheap plastic gadget did much better. So save your money - buy a plain old digital scale and the Accu-Measure Body Fat Caliper here at Amazon and with the savings go have a nice healthy dinner!