Runstar Smart Scale FSA&HSA Eligible, 8 Electrodes Digital Bathroom Scale for Body Weight and Fat, BMI, Muscle Mass 28 Body Composition Measurement, with Full-Color TFT LCD on Retractable Handle

Has helped me up my fitness
I’ve been using the Runstar 8-Electrode Smart Scale for a few months and it’s one of the best body composition scales I’ve tried. The 8 electrodes with dual-frequency BIA technology give a detailed full-body segmental analysis, measuring 28 key metrics like body fat, muscle mass in each limb and torso, visceral fat, hydration, metabolic age, and more — all with impressive accuracy.The retractable handle with its bright, full-color TFT display lets me see multiple readings instantly without grabbing my phone, and the Starfit app syncs everything smoothly for tracking trends and generating reports. It feels premium, stable, and super easy to use. For anyone serious about tracking real progress beyond just weight, this scale is outstanding.Highly recommended — 5/5 stars!

Comparing 2 scales to a DEXA scan
I got the Run Star Smart Scale and the Fit Index Smart Scale – both of them in the 8 electrode models with the handle bars, as an upgrade to my previous 4 electrode Fit Index Smart Scale. I had them both arrive by the day I was getting a DEXA scan so that I could compare their accuracy. Here are my key takeaways:- Nothing replicates a DEXA scan at home, which I already suspected, but I do think smart scales have a place for tracking trends in-between less frequent DEXA scans.- There is a huge difference between a 4 electrode model and an 8 electrode model. My numbers changed SUBSTANTIALLY when upgrading from 4 to 8 electrodes, within the same brand. The new 8 electrode scale compared to my old data with the 4 electrode version and it was so different, the scale verified I was even the same person!!! Multiple categories’ classifications were changed (as in- good/bad status changed) with the new info. So really, if you want a smart scale, I think there’s no point to get one if it’s not an 8 electrode one. 😳- The numbers between the two new (8 electrode) scales were close-ish to each other, but both were a little bit further from the DEXA number than I’d like. For example, in most categories the 2 scales were within 1-2 points/percent of each other, but were 6-7 points/percent off of the correct DEXA number. This was the case with Body Fat Percentage (6% off), Body Fat Mass (7% off), and lean muscle mass (9lbs off if I’m comparing the right numbers).- I couldn’t verify everything because some categories (like visceral fat) they use an entirely different ranking system that doesn’t compare to DEXA. Other categories (like water, muscle rate/percentage, bone mass) were not included on DEXA or I was unable to locate them. DEXA also didn’t give me a protein level, but bloodwork from a couple months ago indicated it was “good”, and so did both scales. Again the rankings used were different and didn’t compare, because the scales said 11.7 & 12.4% but bloodwork said 7.1. (not a percentage). But as both put me in “normal” range I figure it’s still in the close-ish category.- DEXA reports are way more annoying to try to decipher and figure out what they mean. The reports given from both scales are way more user-friendly. That said, I found the Run Star scale to be slightly more user-friendly. Its advantages included marking “bad” rankings in red (not just yellow/orange), making them easier to spot and obviously “bad.” Also the body images themselves are color-coded by limb/area, making it quick to see what’s “good” or “bad” instead of having a gray body image and having subtle color-coded word explanations to the side.- The biggest advantage I found to the Run Star scale was that they had better, more thorough explanations for each category than the Fit Index did. Where Fit Index may give a one-sentence explanation of what something is, the Run Star would tell you more about it, as well as giving a lengthier explanation of what to do to improve this number if yours is bad. I appreciate that!- Overall, Fit Index is a much less expensive scale, and most of its numbers/readings are pretty comparable to Run Star, but it doesn’t give you the extra info about each score or how to improve it, and it’s color coding is just a bit more subtle. I prefer the red to stand out as bad so I don’t have to hunt for it between similar intensity colors, none of which really stand out. So really the things I don’t like about Fit Index could be fixed with an app update, should the company choose to do so. Fit Index, if you’re reading this, if you update your app, send me a scale & I’ll update this review! 😉- The main thing that stood out between the two scales as being significantly wrong is the fact that their Subcutaneous fat numbers were so far apart. Most ratings were very close to each other, but this category had an 8% difference! I wish I was able to know which one was more accurate, since that would have been my deciding factor. Unfortunately the DEXA scan I got didn’t give me that number so I don’t know the winner/loser in that category. Most other categories were within 1 point/percent of each other, though neither was right on target, so I considered the scales comparable to each other but not a replacement for DEXA. The only other categories that were further than 1 point/percent apart between the two scales were basal metabolic rate, metabolic age (2 points/years difference, so still pretty close), and waist-to-hip ratio (.18 off, which is a lot when the numbers are 1 or less!)- Since I don’t know which one was right/wrong on the subcutaneous fat score (the only notably different score between the 2 scales), I chose which scale to keep based on my preference for Run Star scale’s app. I preferred its readability and color coding and appreciated their lengthier explanations of each rating. It’s a bummer because my old data is saved in the Fit Index scale app already, but I just really like having the extra info there. So I’m keeping the pricier one of the two. But if you want to save money I think Fit Index is a comparable scale at a lower price point. I just don’t know which one was so far off on the one ranking of subcutaneous fat.

Works right out of the box. Easy to set up and use for multiple people. Information is clear and seems quite accurate.

Buon prodottoCome bilancia e’ ottima, come Bia penso sia nella stessa linea di tutte le altre bilance che hanno questa funzione. Dato che non sono delle vere e proprie Bia, sicuramente i dati non sono particolarmente precisi. Tuttavia, e’ un ottimo strumento per monitorare l’andamento della propria composizione corporea.Punti positivi:✅ app carina e funzionale✅ possibilità di registrare più utenti✅ ti genera un grafico con i tuoi datiPunti meno positivi:❌ all’inizio non è chiaro come funziona e (al meno per me) non avevo capito che c’è anche un sensore per il pollice❌ non è chiaro come passare da un utente all’altroConsiglio, per la misurazione devi salire sulla scala e scendere, quando sarà a 0, prendi in mano il manubrio (attenzione a posizionare i pollici nella parte interna del manubrio dove si trovano i sensori per essi) sali sulla bilancia e rimanere immobile, prima di fare tutto ciò, avviare l’app nel proprio profilo, in automatico rileva che si sta eseguendo une nuova misurazione e la salvaPer cambiare di profilo a profilo, schiacciare nell’icona o foto del profilo, così ti fa cambiare ad un’altro profilo