Is the Withings Body + Scale Worth the Money?

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Is the Withings Body + Scale Worth the Money?

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One of my highest watched videos is on why you shouldn't buy an expensive body fat scale. After reviewing the Withings Body+ Scale... that's still true. Check out this video and let me know your thoughts on why you think you should spend the extra $60 versus my cheaper $20 scale. But if you want that scale, use my Amazon link below to support the channel.
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@joshjoshspangler Жыл бұрын

YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR REVIEW. In late 2022, someone at Withings/Health Mate thought the app needed upgrading, and in doing so completely wrecked the functionality. My scales no longer talk to my app, and despite uninstalling and reinstalling the app several times under instruction from Withings, disassociating, resetting, rebooting it still failed to work. It used to be a good hardware software marriage, now it's ruined. Your review while current and relevant at the time is no longer that way. If I saw your review and then bought the scales, I'd be disappointed in the scales and angry that you failed to mention the pitfalls of the app update.

@dynamicmotion1735 Жыл бұрын

Wait I was about to get one, have they stopped working properly?

@joshjoshspangler Жыл бұрын

@@dynamicmotion1735 I've been using one for over two years. A software update in late 2022 (Health Mate) caused many users to experience functionality issues with the scales. ie app not syncing with scales, connection issues etc etc. There are more accurate scales with better associated apps on the market. My issues have still not been rectified since last year and their "support" is based in the UK only, so a question you ask today will take a day to be received and potentially another day to be responded to, making for a very slow and frustrating fix should you ever encounter a problem.

@TheSammami Жыл бұрын

I haven't had any issues at all 🤔

@joshjoshspangler Жыл бұрын

@@TheSammami lucky you

@MovStarEntrepreneur Жыл бұрын

@@TheSammami my weight wont update on the app either. I’ve reconnected it to Wi-Fi as well to see if that helped and it doesn’t.

@janhemmelmann3876 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a refreshingly on point, easy to digest video that sticks to the facts! Well done.

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

Best compliment you could give me. Thank you!

@autonomy_ 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Just a friendly piece of feedback, the overall lighting and brightness of this video seems really dim. Great content and editing, though!

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Alan! Yea, fixed it in future videos. New camera, and new setting to mess with. Learning every video!

@TECHMYBOX Жыл бұрын

More easy on the eyes

@HokeyBugle 2 жыл бұрын

Will you be testing the announced "withings body scan"? Theyve added leads for your hands and I'm wondering how much of an improvement those will make for overall accuracy. (And how accurate the new individual limb readings are in comparison)

@jaredc3608 7 ай бұрын

Late answer, but: The handles give a more accurate measure of total body (using electric current, so the circuit is more complete). Without the handles you're generally just getting a measure of legs - which is why, with a lot of these cheaper scales, you can lose body fat but not see if reflected in the % measured by the scale, especially in men where a lot of fat is stored in the torso. If you have the $$, it's worth it, especially if you like to use data for motivation. Just measure first thing in the morning as hydration levels can effect the measurement and will vary more later in the day.

@JonniVanPlatoni 2 жыл бұрын

Hey. Fair comment. It's still a great scale that communicates with your phone by wi-fi to run the charts. But I must admit I use the weight trend balanced with the water reading only. When there is more water I expect the weight higher and that is exactly what happens, so that part does work and a smart scale I guess of any kind is always better than a dumb scale in that regard. I don't have your alternate scales so cannot comment on body fat as I have never trusted or used that reading. Leaving this aside the rest is a great package, stylish in the bathroom and has significantly improved my health. I particularly like the small but effective mini-chart on the scale itself. Amazing how useful that is compared to having to fiddle with a phone as well - though the long term trend is there if needed :)

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great endorsement for the scale! Appreciate you sharing your experience with it. That’s the kind of helpful comments I love seeing.

@bather7483 2 жыл бұрын

Really awesome vid! Impressed with the research behind on this. Disappointed though. I really want a nice wifi scale and this one seemed nice

@kennyzraht5804 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, kind sir! I was in the market for a decent scale. Your nice review just saved me some change. Much appreciated!!

@ritarajczi6132 2 күн бұрын

I heard that the algorithm needs a few measurements to get more accurate, but I don't know the reason.

@cliffspicer6555 9 ай бұрын

I have a Withings scale and the body fat reading is consistent when I take multiple reads a few minutes apart but can be wildly different from day to day. I think today I showed 2% less body fat than yesterday. I attribute this to water too. I have seen other channels compare different home solutions to measure body fat taking the readings one after another and they found every solution had a large range. Too bad you didn’t take the readings on those two scales minutes after having the body scan to remove the time variability. I agree trends is the best way to get a better idea of the accurate number

@urosale Жыл бұрын

Great scales: Omron BF 511 and Beurer BF 105, check them out!

@icemanvamp7433 Жыл бұрын

What happened with the 23% body fat? I just bought one, and thats exactly what my first reading was

@nicholasclark23 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for posting!

@samvaleros 2 жыл бұрын

They’re coming out with a new scale on the later half of 2022

@hermes8258 Жыл бұрын

Renpho is cheap but reliability and function (at least on the RA-009 mini scale intended for travel) I found very disappointing.

@fadihindi7236 2 жыл бұрын

Very good review I ordered one and hope that I will be happy with the quality

@Undertakerfan700 Ай бұрын

Def not worth

@SeanMacLachlan 2 жыл бұрын

Great content, went for the renpho scale after watching this video, no need to paying more for the dubious accuracy

@John-nr8vs 10 ай бұрын

So, it sounds like Withings is extremely accurate. Besides your initial use of the scale, which could have been operator error, the Withings was pretty close to the DEXA readings. Thanks, I'm sold on the Withings scale.

@sfromd 8 ай бұрын

mine stopped working, it now only measures weight. no bone mass, or other things. I have reset it, and updated all software. no luck, waste of money

@mkdotam Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the review. This was really helpful. Btw, have you seen this one: Omron BF511 Family Body Composition Monitor?

@fugaspapa2818 8 ай бұрын

Should have listened to this before I changed my Renpho for the Withings cardio

@user975bg 7 ай бұрын

Withings seems pretty accurate compared to others and considering your DEXA scan.

@alpeiros Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, you just saved me from spending money on this

@crisalidarinaldi2011 2 жыл бұрын

My Eufy scale and the InBody scales show me at over 32% body fat with a weight of 138 (5’7”) and a BMI or 21.9….everyone including PT’s at the gym say BS, no way my BF% is that high

@melanie-p5k 11 ай бұрын

Did you also consider testing the new hybrid Withings Body Scan scale, which is available already in Europe?

@jamesnorton2484 2 жыл бұрын

Could you recommend a smart scale that syncs to Samsung health/galaxy watch 4. Thanks.

@raunefare 2 жыл бұрын

Could be fun to see a comparison between a cheap scale with the hand reader to and a more professional one

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

The problem is finding a cheap one that has one. Withings is coming out with one, but it’s not necessarily cheap

@F8LShotz 2 жыл бұрын

The “Athlete” button changes thing dramatically. I have this scale and it says 26-28% bf normally and 18-19% on athlete mode. Based on reading their page I believe I’m able to go by the Athlete mode but unless you’ve done a DEXA you wouldn’t know for sure.

@hypnoticlizard9693 Жыл бұрын

Its not accurate either way because it only measures electrical impedance through your legs. The thing that can be helpful is the trend of the bodyfat. So if you set the athlete mode, then if the fat is trending in the direction you want, that's good enough.

@hypnoticlizard9693 Жыл бұрын

I just saw the video fully and he just said that lol.

@droneflightsnorway8546 9 ай бұрын

Do the withings body scan device. It has a hand sensor.

@atois408 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you Brutha

@THEANGRYNEWYORKER 2 жыл бұрын

My withings scale gives me like 4 different measurements a day and it pisses me off

@Frenchtechprofessor 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. You saved me 85 dollars :)

@nataliamiliano150 2 жыл бұрын

I love your review and breakdown! Could you compare this scale to the Fitbit Aria 2 smart scale? ☺️ (especially in regards to body fat!)

@Dirty_Jester 2 жыл бұрын

Question, do you know you there is a scale that weigh the right and left leg separately, to see how off you hipp balance is?

@sgringo Жыл бұрын

That's a great question. Did you ever find an answer?

@Dirty_Jester Жыл бұрын

@@sgringo not found one yet. sry let me know if you do.

@Dirty_Jester 3 ай бұрын

ISomeone told me in another tread that the in body 270 does it. but that is not a "home" scale. More for a clinic I think. looks expensive ;)

@umeshbc123 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. Can you pls look at Garmin Index S2 scale which is about 150 USD

@WesJH Жыл бұрын

I certainly could. I've used it before, and have researched it. It's tough to do videos on the varying scales, as the videos start to all seem the same. I'll put it on the list for a potential breakdown.

@Jokamutta Жыл бұрын

I just wanna sync my weight to Google Fit via my smart scale and the Withings Body+ had really good reviews! Still waiting for my Withings Body+ scale to arrive to do testing :)

@WesJH Жыл бұрын

Great reason to buy if you want it to just sync to everything.

@Jokamutta Жыл бұрын

@@WesJH Yea thats the reaso I buy it :)

@solidsn2011 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately body+ is so unreliable. I did a body fat percentage test the day before I bought it and I was at 25% whereas withings scale show 21%. Similarly my wife is getting 6% higher body compared to the test she did with an expert.

@stefmms6280 6 ай бұрын

I went from gaining 3kgs to losing 3kgs in literally the 2 minutes I weighed myself twice... so inaccurate....

@milesandpages 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, can you please review the aura full body analysis scale?

@The_Oracle 7 ай бұрын

Great video.

@sleepzou 2 жыл бұрын

Please test The New ”Whithings body scan” scale when it comes to market. Great video!

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

Waiting for it!

@danielsmith6896 2 жыл бұрын

My partner is a registered dietician and she swears by going with just a weight scale itself as you need a “bod pod” for more specific details.

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree. Just like to continue investigating into devices like this to see if there's anything of interest to have at home. And it amazes me there's such expensive scales out there, and none I've seen appear to be worth it.

@danielsmith6896 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesJH Absolutely agree the prices are outrageous

@fatpanda1597 Жыл бұрын

Well, body scan will be avail soon.

@rinleeds Жыл бұрын

Will you be testing the announced "withings body scan"?

@WesJH Жыл бұрын

Yea, been waiting on it. I think they announced it over a year ago now. Unsure when its officially released.

@gerhardstols396 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wes, why is your recent videos' lighting so dim? Is this on purpose?

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

Hey not exactly sure what you mean 🤔

@gerhardstols396 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesJH your video on the 13th of September 2021 is an example. Your face has much better lighting there.

@gerhardstols396 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesJH love your content in either way.

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

@@gerhardstols396 Hey, really appreciate the feedback. I'm still new into this and constantly experimenting so the color grading I've been using I felt was more cinematic. I asked some others, and they've said the same thing about the lighting. Going to work and see how a brighter image works. Thank you!

@luksamalohodzic7122 2 жыл бұрын

Which one should we buy?

@PinkFlowers365 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@ensignj3242 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

@coreywhite30 Жыл бұрын

Tanita scale bc1000

@Aktzin2 2 жыл бұрын

Cause I'm lazy and don't want to manually put in weight into my phone every day

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

I pay for convenience too. I get it.

@Aktzin2 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesJH it's crazy how much I'm paying to just not have to do something daily except stand on a piece of glass.

@theinitialtopic9038 2 жыл бұрын

«Hi kids, wanna get in my van and measure your bodyfat percentage?»

@WesJH 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha it was the candy for me

@ch_boki Жыл бұрын

I have 4,4% body fat according to this device......... bruh

@AMGTT Жыл бұрын

Dexa isn’t accurate at all as body fat % lol

@WesJH Жыл бұрын

Interesting comment. This goes against any studies I've read, or seen in laboratory settings. Can you provide any resources to why you've made this comment?

@SalomonPtasevich 2 жыл бұрын

you really need to take care of that bunion man, read on barefoot running. good luck!

@jd1700 11 ай бұрын

Affiliate link in the comments lol. Bias.

@WesJH 11 ай бұрын

As an FYI, the amazon affiliate links have zero affiliation with the products directly. I would actually benefit more by pushing higher priced products as the affiliate payout by Amazon is a % of the sale. I did the opposite.