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The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is a premium smartwatch with nifty features that make it easy to keep up with your fitness routines. While it tracks common metrics like heart rate, steps, sleep patterns, and other metrics, it’s the first Samsung wearable device that can also measure body composition.
Let’s see how the feature works and how you can use it to track your weight loss and fitness goals.
Why should you measure body composition?
Body fat is one of the main factors in the development of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. According to this article from American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the ideal body composition for men and women varies with age. This makes ongoing body composition analysis a valuable tool for planning healthier lifestyles.
So what exactly is body composition?
Your body composition is the ratio of fat mass to muscle (or skeletal) mass. The Galaxy Watch 4 offers real-time body composition measurements using advanced Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), a medical technique for measuring the electrical conductivity of living tissue.
Once set up, the smartwatch sends low-frequency electrical currents to your body through your wrist and measures resistance through fatty and hydrated muscle tissue. Signals encounter resistance as they pass through fatty tissue. It then determines the fat and water levels in your body by comparing the data points to over 2,400 values from an extensive health database.
To get the most accurate reading on your Galaxy Watch, you’ll need to manually enter your age, height, weight, and gender. You can also keep a note of these Samsung guidelines to get the most out of this feature.
Body composition measures, such as visceral fat, body mass index, and skeletal muscle mass, correlate with physiological function. This can help to better understand the potential risks associated with your lifestyle, genetic predisposition or other conditions. For athletes, it is especially useful to analyze and plan how much nutrition and exercise they should consume.
According to National Strength and Conditioning Association, body composition is one of the most important measures for the overall fitness of athletes. For example, people with large muscle mass are likely to be better at basketball and swimming than at soccer and cycling. However, you should not use the tool if you are pregnant or have medical devices implanted in your body, such as a pacemaker.
Get started with body composition measurements on the Galaxy Watch 4
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 makes it easy to track your fitness goals. You can set personal goals and get tips and suggestions on what you can do to improve your health, as well as see how you’re progressing towards your goals.
To get started, download and install the Samsung Health app on your smartwatch. Next, you’ll need to set up your health profile to receive personalized health suggestions, track your daily exercise habits, and set nutrition and fitness goals.
To download: Samsung Health for android | iOS (Free)
How to Use Body Composition Analysis (BCA) on Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
As we noted earlier, the body composition scan tool is a useful tool for gaining important insights into your health. Take a closer look at how to set up and use the feature.
Set up your goals and reminders
The tool can help you understand how weight and fat levels affect your metabolism, energy levels, and more. Follow these steps to set your goals and stay on track:
- On your smartphone, launch the Samsung Health app.
- Go to the section on body composition.
- Tap it and select The objectives set. You will now be asked to enter your weight, body fat percentage, and skeletal muscle targets.
- Note that you will also need to enter your height and gender in the Profile section (if you haven’t already) when setting up your body composition goals.
- If your entries conflict with the recommended targets, you can adjust them accordingly, based on the suggested ranges.
To configure notifications, scroll down and toggle the slider button to Receive reminder notifications. Choose how often you want to receive a notification reminding you to measure your body composition (once a day, every other day of the week or more frequently) as well as the time of day you want to be notified.
Measure body composition on your smartwatch
Although BMI tests have traditionally been used to measure your weight to indicate the presence of body fat, they are not as accurate as the BIA technology used in smart scales and high-end wearables such as the Galaxy Watch. 4. To get accurate body composition readings on your smartwatch, here’s what you’ll need to do:
- First, make sure you’re wearing your watch.
- Next, on your watch face, swipe left to access your Wear OS tiles until you come across the body composition section.
- Faucet Measureand select your gender.
- Enter your height and weight and press To confirm. You might consider using a regular or smart scale to accurately measure your weight.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust your watch and place it higher on your wrist. Make sure it is securely attached.
- Now touch the House and Return touches with your fingers with the palm up. Your hands should not be in contact.
- Raise both arms to chest level and away from your body. Stay still while the watch takes your readings.
- After about 15-20 seconds, you will be able to see the results of your body composition readings as a quick summary.
- To get a better idea of your measurements, you can also visit the Body Composition section of the Samsung Health app.
The measure can be useful for everyone, especially those at risk for diabetes or heart disease, as they have less muscle mass and are therefore more likely to develop these conditions. Knowing your body composition can help you determine if your physical performance is impaired or if you have gained too much weight.
Take a closer look at body composition assessments
Measuring body composition is easy with the Galaxy Watch 4. This feature provides detailed information to help you find the right balance of diet and exercise to achieve your goals and health goals. Plus, it’s simple to use and seems pretty accurate so far.