Filip Brož I believe in fitness a I have to pump. These two quotes from the movie Sweat and blood they stuck in my head so much that I always remember them during some physical activity. The monitoring of body parameters, such as weight, BMI, muscle mass or fat, is an inherent part of sport. Just recently I had these values measured at the swimming pool. The nutritionist told me to just step on their scale and put two handles in my hand that were connected to the scale by a cord. She then informed me how I was doing.
As soon as I got home, I stepped on my scale for a change, the iHealth Core HS6 comprehensive body analyzer to be exact. To my surprise, the values did not differ much, except for the proportion of water in the body, which logically changes during the day. I came to the conclusion that I don't need to use expensive equipment and even more expensive nutrition and fitness specialists in order to clearly monitor my body parameters. The iHealth Core HS6 scale can even do much more.
When you first look at the iHealth professional scale, it must be clear that it is not just any ordinary scale. The tempered glass surface and beautifully clean design will instantly become a decoration of your bathroom or living room. The joke is that the scale has a Wi-Fi module in it and can connect to your home network.
In practice, it can look like this: every morning you just step on the iHealth scale in the bathroom and then see what any ordinary scale can do, i.e. your weight in particular. Then you go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, and at the same time you can already take the iPhone in your hand and start it the iHealth MyVitals 2 app. It is the imaginary brain and main headquarters for managing all your personal data. So, after clicking on the relevant box, I don't just see my weight, but nine of my body parameters right away.
In addition to weight, the iHealth scale also measures BMI index, percentage of body fat in the body, total fat-free mass, muscle mass, bone mass, volume of water in the body, ratio of internal organ fat and can also calculate and evaluate daily calorie intake. Personally, I think that this is a completely exhaustive overview, which in certain cases even a general practitioner cannot evaluate. That is, if he does not use some modern gadgets.
That's not all
The scale also has a few home gadgets in it. In addition to being completely connected to your home network, so data transfer takes place almost immediately after weighing, iHealth can also measure the temperature and humidity of the surrounding environment. In addition to your own body data, you also have an overview of the temperature and humidity in the house.
The principle of a healthy lifestyle and movement is long-term measurement. For these purposes, the iHealth scale can become your great helper. The measured data are displayed in clear graphs and tables in the application. You won't miss a thing, and if you use other gadgets and measuring devices from iHealth, you have all the data in one place. Such an improved app Health. iHealth also offers, for example, blood pressure meters, sports bracelets and several other scales.
However, it must be noted that the iHealth Core HS6 belongs to the top and imaginary flagship among scales. I also really like the other smart features that apps on the iPhone can do. Based on the results, it can, for example, recommend daily calorie intake depending on whether you want to lose weight, gain weight or gain muscle mass. The application itself offers you various motivational programs and in connection with other products you have an overview of your entire body.
You can have up to ten user accounts on one iHealth Core HS6 scale and keep records of the whole family. All that is required is for anyone who wants to use the scale to enter their body parameters such as weight, height and age. These help with accurate measurement, and the scale even recognizes which family member is currently standing on the scale. You can find the measured data again in the application in which you also have your user account. It is also accessible on the web in the personal cloud and everything is available for free, including the app in the App Store.
Quick and easy installation
In the event that you are not on the home network with the scale, for example you take it with you to the cottage, the iHealth Core HS6 also has an internal memory for these cases, which can hold up to 200 recent measurements. If the memory is full, the scale automatically starts deleting the oldest records. In practice, however, you will hardly encounter this, only if you had the scale away from home for a long time.
The installation of the scale itself is very easy. There is no button on the scale and activation takes place simply by stepping on it. If you want to add a new user to the scale or activate a new scale, just press the SET button from the bottom of the scale near the battery cover and start the iHealth application, which will guide you through the installation. Practically within a few seconds, the scale connects to the Wi-Fi network and you can easily set everything step by step.
I really like the thought the company put into the development of this scale, and there is also a QR code on the battery cover that, when scanned in the iHealth app, immediately recognizes what device and type you have. The installation is then completed almost immediately.
The scale is powered by four classic AAA batteries, which according to the manufacturer should last up to three months with daily use of the scale. During our testing, the iHealth Core HS6 performed perfectly reliably. The data was always sent to the application, which can only be criticized for not being optimized for the larger iPhone 6 Plus display.
All measured values can be shared in different ways and user accounts can be provided with security passwords. The iHealth Core HS6 scale, which boasts health certification, it costs 3 crowns, which considering its complexity in the finale is not too much. Moreover, when you realize that for such a price you can have a device in the warmth of your home that will give you similar results to the professional medical devices that your doctor will use to measure you.
:-) That looks nice. I think I will make my family happy. :-)
I read a similar article about the predecessor of this HS5 scale, which I eventually bought, and unfortunately I was very disappointed. It's a wifi scale!!! So, apparently, the words "almost immediately" are used in the article with regard to establishing a connection with the home Wi-Fi network. Due to the incomprehensible absence of BT usage, which the scale has, but only uses it to pair with the phone, it takes about 10-oo seconds to connect to the mobile phone. Practically speaking, 1x out of 6 attempts to connect with the mobile phone (iP4s and iP6) was successful. The scale broke down after 4 months (it still showed a low battery even after inserting new ones), I made a complaint and I'm waiting for a refund, as I HOPE that this HS6 fixed the problems of the previous version and hopefully the wifi problem is already solved. Although I still don't understand why it doesn't use the built-in BT to synchronize with the phone.
Maybe I misunderstood, but some more frequent connection of the scale with the iPhone might not even be necessary. It's connected to the home network via wifi and the data is sent to the cloud, so the iPhone just needs to monitor the data in the cloud. But of course I have no experience with it, and the negative experiences here do not make me very happy.
Well, if I'm not mistaken, the scale and the iPhone must be on the same WiFi, but it's possible that it's just a security "feature" and it goes through the cloud.
...but again the second example: the iPad 4 gave me almost no problems, the success was half as good there. (Although not 100%) BUT there is only an older version of the application (horribly processed) for tablets and the "new" one is only for mobile.
That would be nice, but there is the problem that it is logged on to the mobile via the cloud. So, if it doesn't show it on your mobile, it's not even on the cloud!
I didn't need such information in my life, my grandmother used to tell me: eat until you're half full, drink half full and you'll get full years. I'll probably be 82
Is at least some of the measured data transferred to the Health application from Apple? Or are they only in iHealth?
Everything you allow is transmitted, so yes.
I would not buy anything from iHealth again. Their absolute ignorance on the forum or on e-mail, for a thing that costs X thousand, buggy SW, which they are not able to fix even after a year. I have experience with watches and scales.
Agreed, looking at their forum I regretted being here
he bought the scale. SW is also not much, if it was only a matter of not supporting the resolution
6/6plus, that would be great. The biggest problem was pairing it with the phone.
It took me a long time to figure out that the problem would be in the
it doesn't support 5Ghz WiFi and maybe it has problems with special characters v
password. There is also perhaps a condition that the iPhone must be on the same WiFi,
like a scale, so I do have a decent dual router with WiFiac at home, but because
unfortunately I can't use it :-(
Have you bought this type of HS6?
How about the matchup at the weigh-ins?
Does it go right away on the first try?
I wouldn't have a problem with 5Ghz, as I have a dual 5 and 2,4Ghz wifi router.
I don't worry about anything when weighing, I stand up, it weighs me, and if I open the app, it's there right away.
Every average intelligent individual knows from their weight whether they are fit or fat. Calculating BMI is a trivial formula. I don't know why I pay 150 for this beauty.