Runtastic Libra Fitness Scale

Analyze important body metrics including weight, body fat and water percentages, muscle and bone mass, BMI, BMR and AMR (calories burned). The scale works with the free Runtastic Libra app and you can set custom goals to achieve your ideal weight or body composition. Choose your activity level and the Runtastic Libra is able to generate exceptionally accurate results. Units can be displayed in kg, lb or stone. The scale can measure weight up to 400lbs (180kg). The data transfers from the scale to your smartphone or tablet using energy-efficient Bluetooth® Smart technology and has a range of 80 feet (25 meters).

The scale can recognize up to 8 unique users and automatically assesses their personal body metrics. On Runtastic.com, you can use your body metrics to generate detailed statistics and in-depth analysis. Runtastic.com is also the ideal “home base” for your health and fitness journey, where you can save tracking details and review progress based on all your Runtastic activities.

What’s a Body Analyzer Scale?
A body analyzer scale is a scale that can measure various aspects of your body composition such as weight, body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass and water content. A body analyzer scale can then use this data to help you understand your body better and calculate your recommended calorie consumption based on your weight goals. As you can see, the humble bathroom scale has come a long way from a spinning dial showing your weight.

How does a Body Analyzer Scale work?
It all sounds very impressive how a scale can know so much about you, but how does it do it? Well, the Libra scale has 4 electrodes on the highly resistant glass plate. With these 4 electrodes, the Libra is able to do a bioelectrical impedance analysis. A bioelectrical impedance analysis is a method of working out body composition by sending a small, harmless, electrical current through the body. It’s important to stand on the Libra barefoot so that the current isn’t blocked.

Bioelectrical impedance analysis measures the resistance a current faces as it travels through the body. The signal travels easier through the water content found in the body (blood, muscles) but faces more resistance as it travels through fat and bone. Based on these readings of resistance, combined with other factors like height, weight, gender, activity level and age – an accurate body composition reading can be made