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Garmin unveils connected Index Smart Scale for measuring BMI and more

Can Garmin’s connected scales help you get fitter faster?

If you’re interested in measuring your weight on a regular basis, especially useful as a training aid as we head into winter, then you might want to know about Garmin’s brand new Index Smart Scale. It costs £129.99 and will be available early November.

Unlike regular scales that just measure your body weight, these ones measure a whole lot more. Body fat percentage, water percentage, muscle and bone mass are all measured by these scales, so you can keep track of your improvements with a lot more detail and accuracy.

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Once you’ve stepped off the scales, you can upload the data via WiFi or ANT+ to Garmin Connect, allowing you to track a lot of data to help you reach your training goals. To use it over Wifi is simply a matter of connecting it to a WPS-enabled WiFi router.

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Adding weight along with other training metrics in Garmin Connect like distance, heart rate and power provides you with a more comprehensive view of your health and wellness. Additionally, you can link to a MyFitnessPal account to add calorie and nutrition information.

The Index Smart Scale has a large screen and easy-to-use interface and is designed for multiple users, up to 16 if you live in a really busy house. The scales will recognise the user and wirelessly sync the latest measurements to that person's Garmin Connect account, or smartphone app.

“The Index Smart Scale is an exciting addition to the Garmin lineup,” said Andrew Silver, Garmin EMEA Product Manager, Fitness & Wearables. “We designed this smart scale to be both beautiful and functional, and with it we’re able to complete the wellness circle of weight management. We’re also excited to offer this as an option to our millions of running, cycling and multisport athletes who are looking for a smart solution to track body composition data along with the rest of their data in Garmin Connect.”

The Index Smart Scale costs £129.99 and is available in two colours (black and silver) and will be available 13th November. 

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes

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Dante256 | 8 years ago
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I've found these scales to be accuracy for weight, but the fat mass has me at 5.1%, which is significantly out compared both to the Withings scales, but also a DEXA scan!

 

http://www.titaniumgeek.com/gear-reviews/garmin-index-wifi-smart-scale-r...

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PaulBox | 8 years ago
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How long before Garmin bring out a sensor that we stick down the loo to analyse our "output"?

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CXR94Di2 | 8 years ago
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Just jump up and down in the nude.! Like car suspension if it continues to bounce up and down more than 1.5 times, you're carrying a little too much fat  4

BMI , body fat is so difficult to quantify properly. Being 6ft, I weigh between 15-15.5 stone, and carry a fair bit of muscle and have a flat stomach. People often guess my weight being upto 2 stone lighter. I am more of a ex rugby player shape who has taken up cycling than a typical thin armed cyclist.

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mrmo | 8 years ago
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but will they actually come up with a meaningful number? From limited experience alot of these scales might as well be junk when it comes to body fat. 

Last set of similar i tried said i was 40% fat. on the basis that i am 70kg and 1.8m i have a suspicion the scales might not be quite right. 

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RobD | 8 years ago
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Bloody Wellness! It's not even a thing.

 

On the plus side, if this really can measure all of the things it claims with any degree of accuracy then that's pretty great.

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Carton | 8 years ago
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A great tool/toy for those with the discipline and the will to integrate nutrition, exercise and weight in order to nail down their fitness. 

A potential instrument of torture for those without the discipline or the will to embark on that quest but under the influence of an overbearing partner/parent/coach keen to whip them into it (not alluding specifically to Carlos Betancur  3 ).

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geargrinderbeard | 8 years ago
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I don't need to spend £130 to find out I'm fat....

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kevvjj replied to geargrinderbeard | 8 years ago
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geargrinderbeard wrote:

I don't need to spend £130 to find out I'm fat....

Just change the 'a' to an 'i' in fat. Same comment...

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kevvjj replied to geargrinderbeard | 8 years ago
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geargrinderbeard wrote:

I don't need to spend £130 to find out I'm fat....

Just change the 'a' to an 'i' in fat. Same comment...

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