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* One reason for having so many electrodes is to pass a current along and across the muscle fibers. This allows the Skulpt to estimate "muscle quality", something that I thought was nonsense until I reviewed the available research.
* The Skulpt has to be sprayed with water before use, which is annoying. If you don't spray evenly over all the electrodes, you don't get a reading, though that's far better than getting a bad reading.
* Unlike scales, where you don't have to worry too much about positioning, Skulpt is quite sensitive to location. Of course, this is actually more about how you define it varies by location, so changing the sculpt Skulpt position changes how much fat it will be over. Some locations are easier to be consistent than others. For instance, it's easy to be consistent on the abdominals, as the naval can be used as a convenient landmark, where it's far harder on the quadriceps.* Skulpt doesn't provide any indication of body weight, but by the same token, its estimate of body fat isn't dependent on body weight as an input. I think this makes sculpt Skulpt a little more reliable than body fat scales.* Like body fat scales, sculpt Skulpt is sensitive to hydration and electrolyte balance. Some of this is simply because hydration will change body fat percentage directly. If you have 10Kg of body fat and weigh 100 Kg, your fat is 10%. Drink 2 Kg of water and you weigh 102 Kg and have a body fat of 9.8%. I've been using the sculpt Skulpt for about 2 years, and over that time I found it to be quite useful in assessing my body composition. I periodically do a full body scan, but this is too tedious and time-consuming for me to perform frequently. While the "quick scan" of 3 locations to estimate overall body fat is interesting, I've found that simply measuring my right abdominal body fat gives me the most useful indication for the time spent. My physique tends to accumulate fat around my abdomen, with relatively little change on my arms or legs, so knowing my abdominal fat is the most interesting value.
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=Is Skulpt Worth It? =
I think for the price, sculpt Skulpt is a worthwhile purchase. I've found its estimate of body fat is credible and a actionable, especially as many don't put on body fat evenly, but like many people accumulated in specific areas.
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=Compared with DEXA=