How Does a Digital Scale Work?
Calculating weights accurately became a much easier task with the advent of the digital scale. These devices are able to give detailed readings--often with results that are accurate to one-tenth of a pound. Within the broader category of digital scales, you'll find a variety of different types of products.
Digital Scales for Children
In addition to scales to weigh adults, for instance, we carry options for babies and toddlers that allow you to lay your child down on the scale and get an accurate weight without disturbing your little one's comfort.
Options for Pets
Scales for pets are also useful because it can be difficult to get your furry or feathered friends to cooperate when you try to weigh them on a standard scale.
Finally, you can make use of one of the digital food scales to precisely measure out portions and maintain a healthy diet.
Popular Scale Features
Some of the most popular extra features on digital scales give you the ability to calculate and track data beyond your weight. Certain products are designed to calculate important fitness indicators like body fat percentage, BMI (body mass index), bone mass, water retention, muscle percentage, and more. You can work with your doctor, personal trainer, or dietician to find out what each of these measurements mean and learn how you can use them to track your overall health.
Tips for Weighing In
While the process of weighing yourself may seem as simple as stepping on the scale, there are several tips you should consider to ensure that you get the most accurate readings possible.
For one thing, consistency is key if you want the scale to give you an adequate picture of your progress. Body weight can fluctuate by as much as five pounds during the day, so your reading in the morning might be completely different than a reading in the afternoon. In order to truly track your progress (regardless of if you are trying to lose, gain, or maintain your weight), you should get in the habit of stepping on the scale at the same time of day each time you weigh in. You can also consider averaging all your weight calculations for an entire week to get a clearer picture of how you are doing.
Avoid weighing yourself the morning after a night of feasting or partying because your body will usually have excess waste built up, which will translate to an inaccurate reading. You should even consider water consumption and bathroom habits when deciding on the perfect time to weigh yourself. These factors may seem unimportant, but they can throw off the consistency of your tracking.
While you shouldn't let the scale rule your life, your body weight is an important piece of data to monitor. Our digital scales take the guesswork out of figuring out how much you weigh and can be an important tool on your journey toward good health.
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