| | |  | Electronic Accessories | Home » » Sway Digital Bathroom Scale, Black | | | | | | | Description: | | Take control of your health and weight management with the help of the Sway Body Fat Scale. The advanced technology of the Sway Digital Body Fat Scale provides an accurate picture of your complete body mass; including body fat, muscle mass, hydration levels and even bone mass-down to the 10th decimal position-allowing you to better set, track, and attain goals to make a healthier you. Whether you want to lose weight, are concerned about water retention, or have thinning bones; this scale will give you a better understanding of your body than a traditional scale that measures nothing but weight. Memory for up to 10 users. | | | Features: | |
• Provides accurate measurement of weight, percentage of body fat, water, muscle, and bone mass
• Measures high capacity of 398 pounds; 0.2lb increments
• Extra large display for easy reading
• Must be used on a hard surface with bare feet
• 12.6" x 12.6" x 0.7"
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| 4.0 pounds | | Package Length:
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| 4.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Wow, a way to check how fat I really amSep 22, 2009
By Jack Black II
"The Lost Brother"
I was asked to try out this product for a friend who works for SWAY.
Pros
1. It has a nice glass platform with a black base--very sleek looking--looks great in my bathroom. I think this scale really dresses up a bathroom.
2. Large display and easy to set up
3. Awesome instructions--can really tell someone took the time to make them as informative as they could. I didn't know what the importance of monitoring body fat, body water and muscle as part of the weight loss process, but now it really makes sense. I mean, thin people can still have unhealthy amounts of body fat and "larger" people like me may not necessarily be too fat--I am though. Very nice informative instructions that really educate!
4. As far as I could tell, compared to another scale I have, the weight was accurate and the proportions of fat to water and muscle seemed to make sense as how the instructions explained it--should work great for trending purposes.
5. I know I'm going to lose the instructions, so SWAY thought ahead and added some basic, short instructions on the back--still looks nice too if you turn it over.
6. User memory and scroll-through functions. I'll be able to get my whole family to use it as it has 10-user memory. Also, allows to review the readings by scrolling through after you have been measured.
7. Weight limit is 396 lbs (lets just say 400 lbs) so it can handle a heavy load. I had a friend try it--easily close to 300 lbs--and he had no problems.
Cons
1. The device turns off a little too fast--so you have to be ready to work with it when you get on and off. I think it just caught me off-guard the first time, but in the future I should be ready.
2. I'm not sure exactly how accurate it is. I haven't ever been to a doctor to have my body fat, body water and muscle measured, so I'm not sure how close it is. That being said, I feel confident that I'll be able to trend the readings over time to see as I'm losing weight if how body water, body fat and muscle are being affected. I guess the main thing is it will let me know if I'm losing the right kind of weight--which I think most people do not, which is why they rebound to their original weight after going through a diet.
I have to say that overall, this is a very well made product that should do the job well. I would recommend this product--well done.
--Updated 2/4/2010--
Still using the scale and just wanted to say a little on the results. Since I got the scale, I've been off and on diets several times-currently on one again. The great thing about this is to see the direct results of the diet on the scale--not just pound wise, but in percentage of body fat. Back in the fall I didn't really exercise and as a result, the body fat percentage didn't drop as much. Then it was depressing over the holidays to see it swing in the other direction. I've now gotten back on a diet--this time WITH exercise--and the change is a lot bigger. In 10 days (I've lost 8 pounds) and I've lost 1.4% body fat and gained 0.8% body muscle. Since muscle burns more calories than fat, this is a good thing that will help me lose more weight. Again, I'm not sure how accurate this is, but it doesn't matter. What really matters to me is being able to see the trends, which really helps.
I also got my mom one of these (her choice) for her birthday last month. She's just getting started with it, so I'm interested to see how it works for her.
--Updated 3/25/2010--
Still on the diet and down 25lbs now. The great thing about dieting this time is I'm really able to track body fat and body muscle. The update on where I'm at now...6% body fat gone and up about 3% muscle. I will always keep a body fat scale so I can see what's happening internally--make sure I keep the right percentage of body muscle so I can maintain a certain metabolism. The great thing is with losing this 25lbs, I've still been able to eat a lot of what I want (about 1-2 times a week) as long as most of the week I keep a handle on things. Even if you don't get one of these Sway Body Fat Scales (I would recommend one of these) you should get one no matter what.
--Updated 4/16/2010--
This week I finished the formal part of my diet (I was part of a team that was competing in a 12-week Biggest Loser competition), but I will continue to keep this going as I'm now training for a 5K on May 1 and a Speed Triathlon in late July. I just posted "Before" and "After" pictures of my diet--which actually won me "Employee of the Month" for being the single biggest loser in the competition by losing 28lbs in 12 weeks!!
I have a few more comments on the scale, at the request of someone else who left a comment to my review.
1. As peoples bodies fluctuate throughout the day, it is highly recommended to weigh yourself at the same time each day. I've read that the best time to do this is at the beginning of the day (before taking in food and drink that can alter readings.) So I actually weighed myself every morning usually within about 10-15 minutes after I got out of the shower with just my underclothes, before I got dressed. I just wanted to be as consistent as possible, not throwing in any other variables that could throw off the readings. One thing that stayed consistent is that my feet (which are the contact points of my body) were freshly washed and clean, so they should have conducted the same each time.
2. There was also a question to see if there was any change when re-weighing myself several times within minutes of each time. I did do this at several occasions and I found that they were pretty much the same each time. The weight was dead-on each time, but the percentages changed just slightly as I stood differently or shifted weight while it was reading--but I would say this was all within an acceptable variance. To me, it was accurate enough to produce a trend.
3. During this twelve week period, I didn't just keep on a downward trend the whole time. I actually weighed myself pretty much every morning. I like having this be my conscience--I could see direct results when I had an "off" day, so I knew right off each morning that I needed to get back on track.
4. The interesting thing was to see changes from night to morning. Sometimes I weighed myself before bed and after I got up and there would sometimes be .5lb to 1.5lb differences--and for some people it could be even more. That was cool to see how much it can fluctuate. I could also see how much I lost after a good workout--a lot of which was water weight lost through sweat.
For me to lose the 28lbs in 12 weeks, there were a couple key things for me that really helped and this body fat scale was definitely a critical tool in assessing my progress. I did change my diet--but in a reasonable way--and added exercise. The one thing that helped me get toned up to be able to do other exercise was a T-Zone Vibration Machine--which uses vibrations to work the muscles in your body by just standing on it--similar to what NASA uses to help astronauts maintain bone mass and muscle strength.
I hope I have not rambled on through these reviews--may have been better going on a blog--but I thought it would be helpful to other people looking to buy this scale and looking to lose weight. I hope others can find success in using this scale with their own diet system. The main thing is, just a regular weight scale really isn't enough--you need to know what type of body tissue you are gaining or losing--it really matters! Good luck out there!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great readability and some good featuresJan 30, 2010
By S. Hunt
Wifey bought me one for Christmas. Cuz I been workin' out. Still a downer gift if you ask me.
Thinks I like:
1. the digital readout is terrific for older eyes like mine. Conventional scale, I have trouble reading the weight - is that 175 or 177 ? This one says 175.6 in big black digits.
2. The tenth-of-a-pound is terrific when you're trying to lose weight. Just because, every bit helps.
3. It keeps a history. The two most important pieces of which are a) your last weight and b) your weight the first time you weighed. Again, if you are exercising/on weight reduction program, those items, especially b), are great to have. eg Have I lost weight since I started two months ago ?
4. Really quite good looking device.
5. Easy to put away. It is very slim, much slimmer than a traditional scale.
Scale also shows bone weight, muscle, fat, and water. I am skeptical - how could it possibly measure those items - but have to say I don't really know anything about it. Maybe it does. Even without those features, at $40 this is a great-looking scale with some great features.
UPDATE 4-17-10
Star Reduction Alert - From Four stars to One star
The scale has 4 circular feet on the underside. One in each corner. One broke off, scale no longer useable. They appear to be plastic and not mounted very securely. Looking at the broken-off one, it appears it is perhaps glued on at two points, not secure-looking at all. Cheap-looking actually. Will try gluing it back.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 You get what you pay forDec 25, 2011
By Misty Weaver
I was so excited about this after reading the reviews. Now I am attempting to type this with one incredibly tight bandage and a stitched up leg and foot. I got this about a week ago, set it up very easily, and was so excited to track my journey as I prepare to run a half marathon and wanted to check my muscle mass.
Well, after set up, I could never get the thing to register my weight. It always processed then stated I weighed 0.00 lbs. Yesterday it took 15 attempts before I finally got a reading. Today after 4 attempts I decided to just move it to another surface and see if that was the issue (I have ceramic tile). When I picked it up, it completely exploded in my hands. I had glass in my hand, foot, and leg. Not to mention class every where and blood all over my brand new $40 bathroom rug.
Great idea, great price, but I am livid that I had it for 4 days.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Better than expected...GREAT SCALE!Sep 06, 2011
By Emalia
This is a fantastic product for the money. The picture doesn't do it justice, it looks much nicer in person. So far it's working great. I don't really know how acurate the other info is (water, bone, muscle, etc)... but it seems consistant and the info is very motivating. The weight reading is very accurate.
poorly made, returned item!Jan 24, 2012
By Matthew D TeVelde
I was hesistant to purchase this scale due to a few negative reviews but against my inclination, I purchased it anyway. That was a MISTAKE! Here are a couple issues I had just trying to get it to work:
1) one of the metal plates that measures body fat, etc, fell off before I even got to use it! It is basically attached with double-sided tape with a tiny wire "soldered" to it, I'm not surprised it fell off... very cheaply made!
2) The instructions state to tap on the scale with your foot to turn it on, well, I decided to see if I could at least weigh myself (knowing that the body composition part wasn't going to work) I actually had to tilt the whole scale and tap the whole thing on the ground to get it to turn on (seems like I had to be a little rough with it to make it turn on which I didn't like because it's glass and I was afraid of breaking it).
3) The buttons seem very cheaply made and a bit confusing since there aren't any good instructions... I'm fairly technologically inclined so it was surprising to me that this was not intuitive at all.
Bottom line take my advice and find a different scale! This is junk and will probably fall apart on you... if it isn't that way out of the box.
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