Body Smart or Body Comp?

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How much detail do you want?

If you mainly want to follow your weight and body composition, Body Smart covers it, with a long list of readings for everyone in the house. Choose Body Comp if you also want its extra measures, vascular age and a nerve health score, alongside the body composition readings.

Black or white?

Both scales come in black or white. Pick the one that suits your bathroom or bedroom floor, or the one that shows the least dust and footprints there.

How a smart scale measures

As well as weighing you, the scale sends a tiny, safe electrical signal through your body. Fat, muscle and water resist it differently, so the scale can estimate your body composition. This is called bioimpedance. For the most consistent results, step on barefoot, at the same time each day, and watch the trend over weeks rather than any single reading.

The Withings app

Each weigh-in syncs to the free Withings app over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, so your results are waiting on your phone. The scales work with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. The app shows your trends and recognises each family member who uses the scale, so everyone keeps their own history.

Setting it up

Download the free app, create an account and follow the steps to connect the scale to your Wi-Fi. Then add each person who will use it, so the scale knows whose weigh-in is whose. After that, you just step on.

Who should use weight-only mode

If you have a pacemaker or another implanted medical device, don’t use the body composition features: switch the scale to weight-only mode, which turns off the electrical signal. Withings also recommends turning these measurements off during pregnancy. The scales are a guide to your health, not a diagnosis, so speak to a doctor about any concerns.

Before you buy

• Check your Wi-Fi. Make sure your router offers a 2.4GHz network where the scale will sit.
• Choose a hard floor. Scales read most accurately on a flat, hard surface, not carpet.

• Pick a permanent spot. Leave the scale in the same place, within reach of your Wi-Fi signal, so readings are taken in the same conditions each time.
• Check the power. The product page says how each scale is powered and how long it runs between changes or charges.

Seeing it in person

Want to look at the finishes side by side? Call us on 01622 541 550 before you visit and we’ll tell you what’s on display at each showroom.

Buying your Withings scale from us

Every scale comes with a full UK manufacturer guarantee. Delivery is free on orders over £600, usually within 3–7 working days.

Seen it cheaper at a UK online retailer? Under our price-match promise, send us the link and we’ll do our best to match it. If you’d rather talk it through, call us on 01622 541 550 or visit a showroom.

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