Analyze your body composition with the Tanita BC-1000

January 17, 2020

Long gone are the days when scales only displayed a simple mass in kilograms. Fat mass, muscle mass, water, bone, visceral fat, metabolic age … These are a whole bunch of measurements that can be analyzed by the new generation of smart health connected scales. Among them, one of the most complete: Anita's BC-1000.

A smart health connected scale, nine measurements

Have you ever wondered what your body was made of precisely ? If not, you should indulge in more curiosity. If yes, you have certainly heard of smart health connected scales. Body mass index and percentage of body fat are thus measurements which are done regularly on these models of intelligent scales, but these are far from being the only data measurable by these jewels of technology.

We will not go into the technical details here that allow smart health connected scales to determine what percentage of your mass is made up of water, bone or muscle. If you are interested, you can always go to our folder dedicated to smart health connected scales, you should find what you are looking for. Just know that by measuring the efficiency of a smart health connected scale according to the measurements it makes, there is one that turns out to be particularly complete. Her name is Body Composition monitoring (more commonly called BC-1000) and she is produced by Tanita.

In total, these are not less than nine bars which are offered by this smart health connected scale. Fat mass, water mass, muscle mass, bone mass, visceral fat are obviously there, but that's not all. The Body Composition monitoring BC-1000, in addition to delivering your BMI, can also tell you your metabolic age, assess your physical constitution and estimate your daily calorie intake. Another notable point: the BC-1000 is one of the first smart health connected scales to look at changes in your body composition over time, enough to satisfy even the most professional of diets.

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ANT + connection

Another special feature of the Body Composition monitoring BC-1000 is its communication protocol: ANT +. Rival of Bluetooth or Zigbee connections, the ANT + protocol is characterized by the very low energy consumption it requires. This makes it ideal for activity sensors or fitness accessories, as understood Tanita or Garmin (manufacturer of many sports smart health connected objects such as Vivosmart, Vivoactive, Fenix ​​and Forerunner smart health connected watches or Vivofit smart health connected bracelets). This is where things get interesting. By using ANT + technology, it only takes one ANT + Garmin USB key for make the BC-1000 directly usable with Garmin devices, which the most athletic of you will appreciate.

But compatibility question, precisely, what does the BC-1000 offer? You may have noticed, but the smart health connected scale does not have a screen. To deliver its information, Tanita offers the GMON interface, a software sold separately that you can install on your computer. Although Very full (different analyzes according to physical characteristics, ethnicity, user activity level, monitoring of additional values, clear display of measurements, export in several formats, etc.), GMON has a slightly austere interface who will reject the most technophobic (see below).

In short, the Body Composition monitoring BC-1000 is a very complete smart health connected balance offering high compatibility with smart health connected fitness accessories like the Garmin devices. So it’s a special tool dedicated to professional athletes and to those wishing closely monitoring the development of their health and body. To note that several versions of the product coexist, each accompanied by several accessories, ranging from € 208 to € 566:

  • The BC-1000 alone at 208 €.

  • The BC-1000 Display Kit (BC-1000 black + D1000 display screen) at 338 €.

  • The health home BC-1000 Trainer Kit (BC-1000 black + ANT key + + GMON Consumer software) at 338 €.

  • The PRO Trainer BC-1000 (BC-1000 black + ANT key + + GMON Fit Pri software) to 566 €.

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