Customer Reviews

Exacta 63694 Body Fat and Water Scale Silver Body Balance Scale

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Got this scale for my pregnancy (althought it states the body fat and water measurement is not applicable for pregnant woman). The scale is very light-weighted and you can carry it to different room. I cannot justisfy the accuracy of the body fat and water measurement but the body weight is very accurate since I get the same number when using the classic bar scale at my doctor's office. Overall, it is affordable and accurate.

*Update: Got a question from some customer at Amazon asking if this scale can be switched between kg/lb. The answer is YES. You can do that by one button.

It's inexpensive and it looks good. I entered my info for the body fat results simply enough. One thing I didn't care for is my height had to be entered in cm, but since it's entered only once, that's not so bad.

My main problem with this scale is the steps you must go through to turn it on. You have to hit the ON button with your toe, then within 3 seconds you have to hit it again, then once the scale goes to 0.0, you get on and it eventually gets to your weight. I feel for the weight measurement, you should just step on the thing and get a result.

The bodyfat aspect seems fine so far. From what I have seen, most of these types of units are not too accurate for actual bodyfat, but they are fine for measuring progress. I have not had it long enough to know how accurate that aspect is, but will try to update this review if I continue to use it.

In less than two weeks of light use, one of the feet broke off, rendering the scale useless. The scale is unintuitive to use (why can't you just tap it to turn it on, rather than reaching down to press a button?). The LCD isn't backlit so it's very hard to read if you're not in the best of lighting.

I am very wary of the accuracy of the body fat measurements - I had this in my dorm room and one of the guys from across the hall who works out all the time and doesn't have an ounce of fat on him consistently registered 10% or more, whereas another kid registered lower than him, but has considerably more body fat. (Yes, we went through the annoying process of creating profiles for each individual)

I would not recommend this scale to anyone

This scale does not weigh correctly. Your results depend upon exactly where you are standing on the scale when you are weighing in. I counted 6 different results within 5 minutes the last time I used it. This is one of the least accurate scales I've ever used.

Spend the extra money to get a higher quality non-digital scale.

I bought this scale to replace my previous scale with body fat option. It was not easy to use, as you HAVE TO put in your information unless you want to use kilograms, and you still have to enter your height in meters. All that aside, it continues to tell me that my body fat is between 14 and 15%. Am I an athlete? No. Am I female? Yes. Is 14% body fat possible??? Well let's just say it is HIGHLY unlikely. I can't comment on the water numbers it gives me because I don't really have anything to go on there, but even at my fittest I was over 20% body fat, and that was a while ago...

I am really glad I purchased this item. The weight is very accurate and I love that it gives weight to the tenth of a pound. The body fat was similar to past measures I've had taken professionally. As for water, I tend to get dehydrated, so I wasn't surprised that mine was low, but can't attest to how accurate it is. (Not even really sure what you use that measure for). The setup is fairly easy and the operation is easy for all the information it gives. I would be more user friendly to only have to step on the scale, but I think it's worthwhile to have it store your information. I would never need to track 12 people, but I love that it stores people's information separately. Overall, I think this was a great buy especially for the price and would recommend it to anyone needing a scale that calculates body fat.

I've had this scale for 3 months and have had no problems. It seems pretty accurate. My doctor's scale gives the same weight. Not sure why others are having an accuracy problem unless they do not have the scale on a hard floor. No non-bar scale will work accurately on carpet. I ignore the body fat and water because I've been told in several fitness courses at school that there is no way for it to be truly accurate.

Exacta is easy to set up, lightweight, and not conspicuously bad-looking in the bathroom. I like it for its consistent results, and being relatively accurate compared to doctor's office scale. Of course there is no way to know how accurate the body fat calculations are. Maybe looking at differences is the way to go.

I loved it and may be using it a bit too often (3 times a day) before it mysteriously stopped working after 3 months...

Think twice if you are tempted!

update: it has a three-year warrnatee and leifheit is willing to exchange. i will see how that goes

My husband and I have been using this scale since the beginning of this year and love it! The weight is accurate as I have checked it against my doctor's scale. I can't verify the body fat & water percentages, but we track our 3 data readings on a daily chart and can see our progress very easily. For the price, I would definately recommend this scale for anyone wanting to track their weight loss.

my parents love it...they use it every other day..they love to see who has more fat and more water...i really dunno how much of this is true...but it works well.