When it comes to activity trackers, I’ve been around the block a few times. I love my Fitbit, my Runtastic Orbit, the WiiFit, all of it. But when the Skulpt Aim showed up at my door, I was intrigued. It doesn’t measure activity, but rather body fat and muscle quality. That’s right muscle quality.
The Skulpt Aim is comprised of a hand unit, spray bottle for moistening the sensors, recharging cradle and cord and a travel pouch.
How it works: When placed on your body, the Skulpt Aim sends a very weak electrical current through your skin. As it passes through the skin, subcutaneous fat and muscle tissue, it detects the varying resistance and capacitive properties of the tissue. This is how it differentiates fat from lean tissue.
To use: Moisten the sensors on the back of the hand unit and place it on the body part you want to measure. In seconds the Skulpt Aim will assess your muscle composition and body fat.
This is how the Skulpt Aim displayed my results after measuring a few body parts. Not sure how my bicep could have more fat on it than my abs but I’ll take it. Higher numbers = better muscle quality = higher level of fitness. 100 is average.
According to the manufacturer, the Aim Skulpt is:
- 5x more accurate than smart scales
- 4x more accurate than skinfold calipers
- Within 1-2% of the gold-standard underwater weighing
My most fit parts were the almighty running quads. Go me.
My least fit parts were my very average triceps.
Overall there are a whole lot of measurements to be taken for a total assessment, complete with how-to videos. There’s also a smart phone app so all this information syncs to that. It’s very cool.
The verdict: This is a very interesting tool unlike anything I’ve seen. It’s extremely intuitive and easy to use and you know I am far from a techie-type person. Personally I’m having lots of fun with it and since it can be used for more than one person, I want to get the Caveman in on it too. I suspect one could become obsessive about the measurements so if that’s in your nature, this is not for you. The Skulpt Aim sells for $199.99 and ships free within the U.S. Check it out here.
Have you used fitness or activity trackers? Which one(s) do you like?
I received this product free of charge for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions, as always, are mine alone.
I want this! Yes, I’m using a fitness tracker right now, but I know it’s not very accurate. I believe this would help me achieve my goals! Brilliant!
Ummmmmmmm, this is VERY interesting. I’m tempted to send the information to one of my Exercise Physiology Professors from college to see what he thinks about this (other than technology may be replacing him, lol). I’m in awe over this right now, seriously.
This looks really interesting! I have a vivofit which I like, but it’s pretty basic and I just use it as a reminder to move around during the workday.
Exactly my thoughts…not for those body dysmorphic people! But a very cool concept. It would be handy to track progress, for sure.
This thing scares me – I’m a numbers geek and used to be over-critical of myself – measuring, weighing, counting calories and macro nutrients – until one day I realized none of it matters as long as you feel good and are healthy.
Um, I really want to play with that. Numbers are fun 🙂
cool concept, but not sure that’s for me.
Love that it measures the individual muscles rather than in general – really shows strengths and weaknesses.
That looks super cool! Great review! I love my FitBit too and was kind of eyeballing there new scale- have you seen that?
Great review of an interesting item.
I don’t have any tracker, my only “friend” is the Garmin.
I got mine too and took some measurements. I know numbers don’t change quickly and I don’t want to get obsessed with them so I figure I’ll check every 2 months or so to see how adding in strength at OTF is helping me.
Super cool! My fitness center has a machine that does something similar to what you described here in terms of measuring body fat composition, etc. I’ve had composition analyses done about once every six months and I enjoy seeing how things change (for the better or the worse). It’s so eye-opening to have your body analyzed at such a statistical level, isn’t it?
That tracker seems very high tech!!!
I still like my simple FitBit!
interesting. not sure it’s something i would want to pay that much for though.
intriguing! I guess you could detect muscle imbalances and work on those muscle groups to get stronger.
Cool! I would be interested to see what it says about my butt;)
Hey. Great review. I’ve been using an AIM for ~6 months now with pleasing results. I actually compared my recent reading with a DEXA scan to test it’s accuracy.
You can see the results here http://aferg.co/skulptreview
I’m a PT/bodybuilder/gym addict, so I’ve put it to good use!
I really like it. Its great for tracking my own and my clients progress without booking for a dexa scan. Plus not everyone likes having their body pinched with calipers. I compared it to a dexa and its pretty accurate. The muscle quality feature is also pretty cool.