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Body Fat% is way off

tmhalling
over 4 years ago

Body Fat% is double what other scales and meters (Omron) even after changing activity level to 10.

  • 0 over 3 years ago
    • Consent to be added to an internal case
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    • Consent to access your Garmin Connect account (if needed)
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    • What device/test are you comparing your Index readings to
      • Dexa scan
    • What does your Index S2 display vs what does your reference device display
      • S2 says around low 20s, Dexa said 35%
    • What is your activity class set to, and is this appropriate for your activity level
      • Activity class 5 and yes

    Device is useless for BF%

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to dtunney
    • Consent to be added to an internal case
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    • Consent to access your Garmin Connect account (if needed)
      • Consent given
    • What device/test are you comparing your Index readings to
      • Body Fat%: Garmin Index S1 reading 9% and S2 read %18 since purchased
      • Activity class 10
  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Blake
    • Consent to be added to an internal case - consent given. 

    • Consent to access your Garmin Connect account (if needed). Consent given. 

    • What device/test are you comparing your Index readings to.
      Reference device is Garmin Index Smart Scale

    • What does your Index S2 display vs what does your reference device display. S2 shows 22.5% and Index Smart shows 11%. 

    • What is your activity class set to, and is this appropriate for your activity level. Activity level 8, which is appropriate. 
  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to f|33tStA
    f|33tStA said:
    Hope it's allowed to post here Garmin Index S1 too?

    I Consent to be added to an internal case
    I Consent Garmin to access my Garmin Connect account
    Index S1 display 7% fat always, i haven't a reference but 7% is still wrong
    Activity class set (i tried all activity classes)

    in the meanwhile i tried out all activity classes, with all of them i have a body fat of 7%

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    Thank you for the continued discussion about the Index S2. We continue to investigate reports of inaccurate body composition metrics to confirm that the Index S2 is working as designed. One thing to note is that the Index S2 uses updated body composition algorithms than can cause differences in body composition metrics when comparing to the original Garmin Index Smart Scale or other non-Garmin smart scales. For more information see these FAQ links:

    Index Smart Scale Providing Different Metrics Compared to Other Scales

    Why Is My Body Composition Data Different on Index S2 Compared to Index Smart Scale?

    We recommend viewing body composition metrics overtime to determine trends. These trends will let you know if you are moving in the right direction to meeting your weight and fitness goals.

    As of right now, we believe that all the scales we have investigated are working as intended but we will continue to investigate these reports.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    For more information on this topic, please visit the main thread and feel free to join the conversation there:

    S2 Body Fat not accurate