From Hua Tuo's creation of Wuqinxi to every breakthrough in modern medicine, human beings' attention and concern for their own health has never changed. Even in that dark and long period of the Middle Ages, there were still many people who were like witches and doctors, rushing around for the sake of human health. Just because of the ignorance and closed environment at that time, I'm afraid that there are many purely medical treatments, which will be called miracles and witchcraft.

Today, science and technology have made great progress. More and more fantastic health products have appeared around us. If we go back to the Middle Ages, I'm afraid these products will either be regarded as miracles or burned at the stake. The Things Body Cardio intelligent body fat scale is such a product.

What is the magic of it? I will take you to find out.

Unpacking

When I just received the product, I thought that the paper shell of the outer package was on the express case. After seeing the anti-counterfeit query code on the back of the box, I knew that it was the product's own package.

Opening the paper shell is the real packaging of the product. The packaging box is white in color, with the product's appearance map printed on the front center, the product name on the bottom, and the product's characteristics on the upper right corner: measuring the weight trend, fat volume, heart rate and pulse. However, the introductions are all in English. It would be better to change them to Chinese. The logo of Withing and the stickers for computer trial are on the upper left corner. By the way, the stickers are very beautiful.

The function diagram is on the left side of the back of the packing box, and the scientific basis for measuring cardiovascular health with pulse is on the top. On the right is the English slogan "Your health coach", and is marked with the icon of APP. At the lower right corner is the uniqueness of the product: 0.7 inch thick, flat aluminum base, support for up to 8 users, independent synchronization, weather forecast, battery life up to 12 months, and can be charged through the U port.

The side of the box is marked with various parameters of the product, and the top is also equipped with a handle to facilitate lifting.

The packing box is opened by pulling out. Take out the inner box, open the box cover, and you can see the Things Body Cardio that you haven't seen for a long time.

The accessories are simple. This manual briefly introduces the use of the body fat scale. One USB The charging line is used to charge the body fat scale, which saves the trouble of buying batteries.

Summary: The package is heavy, the materials are solid, and the handle design is reasonable, so there is no need to worry about falling when lifting.

Appearance and details

Things Body Cardio comes in two colors, black and white. The author got a white model, with white and very light rose gold stripes laid out in succession. A projection in the middle separates the scale body into left and right parts for left and right feet to stand. The black display screen is located on the top of the scale body, and the logo of Things is at the bottom. The overall feeling is simple, elegant and elegant.

The base of the product is made of aluminum alloy. Two long hard plastic feet are used to support the scale body. The four corners are screws for fixing, and the logo of the product is below.

The overall size of the product is 327 * 327 * 18mm, and the weight is 2.6kg. 18 mm thick, thin enough. USB port and Bluetooth pairing and selection buttons are concentrated on the side of the scale body. The U port is used for charging, and the activation button is used to activate and change the weight measurement unit.

The scale body and the base are not an integrated structure, but a separate structure like the scale in the vegetable market, with slight shaking, which is different from many other electronic scales. Don't think the product is broken.

There is a sponge like filler between the scale body and the base. The author estimates that it is used to prevent dust and reduce pressure.

The logo of the product is at the bottom of the front of the product, and a LCD screen is at the top. The brightness of the screen is good, and it is very clear as long as it is not in strong sunlight.

Summary: Elegant appearance and sufficient brightness of display screen.

Activation and APP

To use all the functions of Withings Body Cardio, you also need to activate and connect settings. We need to go to GO first WITH INGS.COM downloads the official APP. However, the author has not successfully downloaded the smart scale on the official website since the Withings watch. Let's go out and turn left to download it in other app stores.

This app can be found by searching Withings in the app store. After two failed downloads, the author finally successfully downloaded to the usable app.

For the first time, you need to register an account and fill in the height and weight information.

Then we select Things Body Cardio in the installation of new devices, and then Press and hold the activation button on the scale body for three seconds, and then connect to WIFI to successfully activate the body fat scale.

After successful connection, wait for the upgrade to complete, and then enter the APP page. Things Body Cardio can use Bluetooth or WIFI to synchronize data with APP. The author thinks WIFI is more convenient.

The main page is "Timeline", which displays various data in chronological order, including sleep, exercise, heart rate, weight, pulse, etc. Click each data to view the details. The GOAL round icon in the middle can set the daily movement target, and needs the Withings watch to work together. Swipe right to enter alarm setting, and swipe left to enter weight management.

Click the plus sign on the right side to enter the single data. The blood pressure and weight can be re tested and filled in by yourself. The heart rate can be measured through the camera. The author has tested it manually once, and the pulse is 85, which is more than the APP data once, and it is still more accurate. However, if you use the body fat scale to measure your own heart rate, you do not need to test it on the APP. The food option will recommend you to download a free application. Since Withings does not come with it, the author has not tested it.

Click the curve of body weight and heart rate to view more detailed data. Weight can view bone mass, muscle mass, body fat, moisture and BMI (body mass index). Click heart rate or pulse conduction to view the data of each measurement.

The dashboard visually shows the health status of the past week. After a single click, various function extensions can be added. However, many functions need the support of Withings intelligent devices (for example, BodyMedia armband support is required to monitor calorie consumption and sleep time), or new APP needs to be downloaded (for example, GPS tracking needs to download the RunKeeper application). The ranking function, due to the low usage rate of Withings in China, is somewhat weak.

Summary: The APP is simple, intuitive and easy to operate. All the results measured by the body fat scale are automatically classified and displayed for easy viewing. Some functions need to be realized by other software. I hope that Withings will integrate these functions into its own APP as soon as possible, so that users can have a more perfect experience.

user's experience

As a health product with high price, the use experience of Things Body Cardio is the most important.

To use all the functions of the body fat scale, we need to stand on the scale with bare feet. In order not to affect everyone's interest in reading, they can only wear socks to take photos. When measuring weight, a triangle symbol appears at which end of the display screen, indicating that your center of gravity is on that side and needs to be readjusted.

When the X symbol in the following figure appears during measurement, besides wearing socks, it is more likely that the measurement data is not allocated. We need to allocate the unknown measurement data to any user in the APP to measure.

With Body Cardio can measure weight, view weight curve, measure fat and body moisture. The weight measurement is relatively accurate. You can weigh it before and after meals to see how much you have eaten.

The weighing method of intelligent body fat scale is BIA bioelectrical impedance measurement. That is, the user stands on the body fat scale, the weak current passes through, according to the rule that the body fat does not conduct electricity and the body water conducts electricity, a resistance value is measured, and according to the height, age and gender of the user, a big data sample model is brought in for calculation. Therefore, the results of body fat and moisture can be used as a reference and need not be too true.

The bone mass and muscle mass are also measured by the method described above, so they are only approximate values of the human body, and the accuracy is not too high. The weather forecast is a very practical function. It is officially introduced that the weather forecast can only be used after weighing for 24 hours. The author's body fat scale can see the weather forecast after several hours, but the accuracy is poor.

If you have a Withings watch, you can also view the movement steps of the previous day through the display screen, but you need to synchronize the watch data to the APP first, and then to the body fat scale through the network, which is slightly troublesome.

As for the heart rate display, the author feels that it is not very accurate, and sometimes there will be large differences between the measured results of a few seconds before and after.

On the packaging box of Things Body Cardio, the battery has a service life of up to one year. The author has used the battery for about 10 days, weighing about 10 times a day, and the power has dropped from 61% to 44%. You can estimate the specific endurance according to your own use. However, the good news is that the product can be charged through the U port, and it is often charged.

We can also customize the screen in APP according to our different needs.

Let's talk about the measurement of pulse conduction velocity. This measurement is based on the speed of arterial blood flow to assess cardiovascular health, and can also be used as an evaluation indicator of hypertension and atherosclerosis. For the first time, it needs to be weighed continuously for 5 times, and the heel position should be accurately stepped on the penultimate line of the scale body. If there is a slight deviation, no data can be collected. After testing, the author is temporarily normal, cheers!!

Things Body Cardio boasts that it can support 8 users to use measurement. The author tested it and found that it can accurately distinguish the weight, fat and other data of each user. But except for the main user, other users have no timeline display in the APP, only the dashboard, and the dashboard is not like the main user, which can make various settings. It can only view fat, weight and other data, but not heart rate and pulse. It's a pity.

Summary: Black technology has many functions, accurate weight measurement, low heart rate accuracy, pulse test has reference value, and support beyond the main user is not enough, which needs to be improved.

summary

Advantages: elegant appearance, various measurement items, accurate weight measurement, curve function can directly display weight changes, pulse conduction measurement is a real black technology, which has reference value for judging cardiovascular health, APP is simple and intuitive, and the product can be charged.

Inadequate: support beyond the primary user is insufficient, and other users cannot measure pulse conduction. Heart rate measurement is not accurate enough, APP functions are not rich enough, website and APP culture are not thorough, and prices are too expensive.

Like Withings Body Cardio, an intelligent scale full of black technology, it was unimaginable before. It can measure weight, fat, water, bone, muscle, heart rate, and can also judge cardiovascular health. In the Middle Ages, it would certainly be called a miracle or witchcraft, but in modern times, it proves that human technology has made great progress, It is believed that before long, products that can judge human health more comprehensively and accurately will come out, and then human life will be greatly extended.

However, the Things Body Cardio can not be used as an accurate standard for judging physical health. It is more suitable for being an assistant in exercise and fitness. Let's see how much weight can be lost, how much fat can be eliminated, and how much muscle can be added every day, so that our fitness road can be more dynamic, fun, and supervision. Of course, it also has certain reference value for human health. We can see whether we have too much fat and whether the pulse transmission is normal to determine whether we need to strengthen exercise.

If you want to experience the magic of black technology, Things Body Cardio is a good choice.

In fact, whenever and wherever you are fat or thin, it is necessary to exercise and keep fit with or without Withings Body Cardio. Let's move.

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