BodyMedia FIT Versus HoMedics Weight Management SC-565

Working out and going on a diet in the hopes of losing weight can be a difficult task, especially if your lifestyle is yet to incorporate the changes of exercise and eating right. Not knowing how much you weigh at any given time can compound this difficulty because it is hard to gauge the progress you are making. Additionally, progress can (and should) be measured in more than just pounds. Working out builds muscle, which replaces fat and offsets the amount of weight you are losing. People burn calories in different ways, so progress can be defined differently for different people.

That's why many companies offer devices which can help you measure your progress and record your results so that your attempts at weight loss and/or management can be better monitored and managed. The two devices reviewed in this article both measure and record your body and weight loss so you can document how your life changes, but they do so in drastically different ways. BodyMedia FIT offers an armband which is supposed to be worn at all times. It can measure your progress, but also can tell you how your body operates while sleeping and eating, 2 important phases of weight loss plans outside of working out. HoMedics Weight Management SC-565 is a scale. Instead of monitoring you all the time by being strapped to your body, it depends on you weighing in to record results. What it lacks in comprehensive coverage it makes up for by being able to record the results from multiple users, allowing your entire family to monitor their health.

BodyMedia FIT

The BodyMedia FIT measures body temperature, heat fluctuations, galvanic skin response, motion, steps, and sweat in determining how many calories you're burning and how your body is operating. These measurements are taken with 4 sensors, and records calories burned, steps taken, time spent working out vigorously, as well as MET levels while you sleep. All of these are important in determining how much you're getting out of workouts. These measurements are taken with 90% accuracy and adjusts as your weight changes.

With continued use and daily workouts, BodyMedia FIT builds an historical profile of your activity and eating habits. The armband comes with food logging software which is easy to use and allows you to input what you eat, as well as your favorite recipes so you can store healthy meal plans to access later on. This software along with the armband regularly updates hardware, software, and the algorithm which determines your calorie burning in order to continually improve how it aids your workouts and weight management.

HoMedics Weight Management SC-565

HoMedics Weight Management SC-565 is similar to BodyMedia FIT in the sense that it can measure and record weight management measurements. It differs distinctly in that it is a scale and not an armband. Instead of constantly recording your body during workout, sleep, and the rest of the day, it takes brief but detailed snapshots of your body to paint a picture of how your body is changing as you progress through workouts. The HoMedics Weight Management SC-565 tracks pounds lost and the percentage of your original body weight which has been lost. It measures weight, fat, water, muscle and bone. This gives you a very accurate of your overall body composition. As I said previously, a continual workout regimen will result in the loss of fat and build-up of muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so a scale which does not differentiate between muscle and fat can be misleading.

The HoMedics Weight Management SC-565 has different modes for normal people, athletes, and children. It also has enough storage for 12 user memories, so your entire family can record their progress. In addition to measuring, it can suggest a daily calorie intake. This is an excellent feature because many people know that working out is essential, but don't have knowledge in determining an appropriate meal plan. Eating right is just as important and working out, and a scale which can suggest consumption is a valuable feature. With a 2.8" LCD display and a 400 pound capacity, this scale can accommodate nearly all aspiring thin-bodied persons.