Body Fat % on Index S2 Smart Scale Seems Inaccurate

Which outright lie?  How have you, beyond a reasonable doubt, determined how it's being calculated and that their interpretation of the data is a lie?

Being quick to espouse a legal course of action doesn't necessarily get you want you actually want, which is a scale that works and provides accurate metrics.

Sometimes calm assessment rather then quick temper is better suited to certain situations.

Nah, as someone said Garmin has no plans on fixing or acknowledging the issue. It's within their operating tolerance or whatever term they used.

My Garmin S2 scales are indicating a body fat % way too high (over 20% when it should be ~ 10%). Is there a fix for this?

Moderator: Fit farmer, there is already a sizeable thread on this, so moving your post here. Thanks for your contribution. 

20% is a normal body fat percentage. Why do you think you should have 10%?

I just picked up the Index S2 and was shocked that a Garmin product could be this wildly inaccurate. I'm male, 40, athletic, and lean. Not writing a dating profile lol! I had to weigh myself a few times just to see if it needed a few readings. I'm in the 10-15% range and the scale says I'm 23.7% This is being an acceptable margin of error and I have a fragile ego.

Based on the comments I'm seeing about how Garmin has not addressed this after several months of this issue being raised I may have to sadly return this and pick up another option that users have said are more accurate. Bummer.

e7andy said:

20% is a normal body fat percentage

20% is only acceptable for an unfit person.

 25% is borderline obese.

When Index S2 puts me in the 20-22% range I consider that insulting. My actual body fat percentage was 13% the last time I checked with a professional grade scale that costs $10k.

Took mine back to the store and got a refund , have ordered the withings ones instead, wanted to stick with garmin but can’t see the point in using something that is so inaccurate , using these scales skews all the body metrics in the connect app 

Took mine back to the store and got a refund , have ordered the withings ones instead, wanted to stick with garmin but can’t see the point in using something that is so inaccurate , using these scales skews all the body metrics in the connect app 

Very disappointed from this scaler, a machine totally wrong number except the body weight, it’s been over one year and still same problem , every day need to watch wrong number , what a waste of money .