Keeping track of your weight has never been so easy
Digital technology for healthy lifestyles has moved on considerably since the old pedometer days. Now our phones can continually monitor the number of steps we’ve taken, how far we’ve ascended up a flight of stairs, how many calories we’re burning during moments of activity and rest, and all the while keep track of every detail.
iHealth has taken the connected healthy lifestyle one step further with its latest offering as an upgrade to the standard bathroom scales. The iHealth Lite is a Bluetooth-connected scale that measures your weight and calculates your BMI (body mass index). Furthermore, through its accompanying app, iHealth MyVitals, available for both Android and iOS devices, you can log your weight and BMI progress for up to 20 different users, and if you’re using the Lite with an Apple device, you can even share this information with your doctor.
In terms of design, the iHealth Lite scales are very pleasing to the eye. The scales measure 350 x 350 x 28.5mm, so they’re large enough for those size 11 feet. The top is covered with a toughened glass, with a hidden LCD that’s activated when you step on to it, andthe iHealth logo located at the bottom.
Under the scales are four large rubber feet and a battery compartment where iHealth has wisely already included the four AAA batteries needed to power it. The stark white design is very Apple-looking, and despite its size, it doesn’t look too out of place in a bathroom.
Its accuracy is excellent, within a pound either plus or minus. It managed to distinguish between four different people accurately enough during our tests, even when two of them were mere grams apart in weight.
The maximum weight that the Lite can measure is 180kg, with the minimum being 5kg. On the hard tiled surface of our bathroom floor, the measurement tallied up with other non-connective digital and analogue scales we have, but it didn’t fare too well on a carpet – even a relatively thin one – whereas the traditional digital and the analogue were within a few grams.
However, the iHealth Lite does a great job of combining your weight loss goals together with the other iHealth devices available – all through the connected app. If you’re serious about achieving and retaining your lifestyle goals, then this is certainly the product for you.
Monitoring your daily weight is a great way to keep track of your health, even if you don’t subscribe to the other products in the range. The added benefit of being able to share your reading to your doctor is a great selling point and one that’s bound to catch on as surgeries become more connected in the near future.
The iHealth Lite costs in the region of £55, which isn’t too bad for a more connected set of bathroom scales than the usual digital affairs. It looks good, it’s accurate, and there are enough features available for health conscious users. David Hayward
A great way to keep your fitness targets in sight.