Tackle your New Year fitness resolutions with the help of this smart scale

Published Jan 6, 2025 12:00 am ET


It’s here once again — that moment where you have to start making good on those New Year’s resolutions to live healthier. Nothing is quite as disheartening as standing on an old-fashioned scale, noting how the pounds have piled up, and feeling little incentive or enthusiasm for reversing those weight trends.

But what if there’s a better alternative to a simple body weight scale that not only registers your weight but helps you set goals, get a better understanding of other major fitness indicators, and guides you on a path to better fitness and health? And better yet, what if you get all of that for the price of a single dinner at a restaurant? That’s what you get with the RENPHO Smart Scale, an easy-to-use scale that will get you past the New Year blues and on the way to a healthier you.

RENPHO Smart Scale for Body Weight, $19.99 (43% off)

photo of the RENPHO Smart Scale
Amazon

The RENPHO Smart Scale keeps to simple design and operation. The scale works by sending a small, harmless electrical charge through your feet when you step on it, measuring your weight in 0.2-pound increments. (You can also set the scale to measure in kilograms.)

But that’s not all — the scale takes 13 key measurements, including body fat, muscle mass and metabolism, and your results are saved on the RENPHO app, which you can sync up with the scale using your phone or tablet. You’ll get the latest stats on your weight, body mass index (BMI), fat, muscle mass and more, all of which you can download or forward on to your trainer or doctor.

Better still, you can track your key health stats over time with simple graph charts (who doesn’t like those?), and you can note how changes in exercise and diet affect your health, giving you the information to adjust and keep the positive fitness trends going. Not bad for a basic-looking scale! And if you’re already using a health app like Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, Samsung Health, Google Fit, FitBit or even an Apple Watch, no sweat — the RENPHO Smart Scale can pass on data to them, too. Just set weight and body fat targets, keep track of your progress with the scale, and you’re on your way to better fitness!

The experts at Live Science rate the RENPHO Smart Scale among the best they’ve tested, and Amazon users praise it as being a great tool for anyone looking to take control of their fitness journey (which brings us back to those New Year resolutions). Use the RENPHO as a valuable aid for measuring weight and overall health, and take advantage of the valuable data it provides to erase those extra pounds.

Ho Lin

Ho Lin

Author

Ho Lin is a content writer at McClatchy. He has over two decades of experience in content strategy, creation, and development, ranging from subjects such as anime and manga to military benefits, job search advice and AI evaluation. Ho is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and holds a M.A. in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins University. Ho also writes both fiction and non-fiction; his books include China Girl and Bond Movies: A Retrospective.

Kayleigh Drake

Kayleigh Drake

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Kayleigh Drake is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy. She’s based in Birmingham, Alabama, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kayleigh has written and edited content for numerous publications, with a particular focus on the food, kitchen, home and lifestyle verticals. When she’s not fulfilling her editorial duties, she loves record shopping, playing guitar, baking and buying entirely too many plants.