Shapa is a weight management display-free scale that helps you monitor your healthy weight without forcing you to manage daily fluctuations that can discourage rather than encourage.
The look, idea, and apparent method is what drove me to this scale.
However, the body composition and validity of the measurements are questionable.
Customer service agents, sadly, try to delay and trick you instead of helping you and this scale requires a subscription to have any active value so unfortunately you have to deal with the company.
Just go with a different company and don't waste your time on the stress.
The scale is designed beautifully, but I could also put a piece of masking tape over my existing smart scale’s display if this was a concern for me? The idea seems more like a feature than an entire product.
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This was a huge waste of time and energy. Don't waste time on this. Also, you need to re-subscribe to continue to receive their lame services.
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@jennifer_moriarty thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. proud to say that we have the best engagement and result in the market ,wish you the best .
Love the idea and design, I've been wanting something similar, but I don't want to pay a monthly fee for a scale. I know there is more to it, but that is the only part I really care about. I'd love to see a free app version that just tracks weight discreetly.
I've heard you're supposed to weigh yourself at the same time every day in order to properly manage your weight, but the truth is you fluctuate daily based on a # of factors. This scale tries to remove those outlier weigh ins that could discourage you from thinking you're still on track, and instead letting you know you're still in your healthy range or slipping too far outside of it.
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If you are obese losing and sustaining weight loss is both highly desired and very difficult with long term success 5-10%. Regular weighing has been shown to aid weight loss. The pitch here from behavioral psychology is that daily scale stepping without numbers results in superior results as it reduces number anxiety. They market a nice looking device and regular monitoring for a monthly subscription. I used this device for 9 months. The main benefit was improvement in balance as i stood waiting to get my color. During this time it says it is estimating muscle mass and computing variance. Methods for estimating body composition have indifferent accuracy - see Wirecutter review in NYT. i finally broke my back and spent a month in hospital emerging 20 lbs lighter. From my 50 years as a nephrologist and serial dieter I knew I had lost bone, muscle, fluid and other stuff. I stepped on my Shape and got a green - weight maintained. Really!
Shapa gives canned support but no phone number or effective email support. Best to just stop the monthly payments and pitch the attractive device.
I suspect in 5 years very few Shapas will be used. Better remembered as a transient marketing success and money gatherer. Overweight people will try anything!
Pros:
Looks nice with great initial marketing
Cons:
really more of a con than anything else
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Shapa is not a quick fix but its the best weight managemnt tool in the market
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If you are obese losing and sustaining weight loss is both highly desired and very difficult with long term success 5-10%. Regular weighing has been shown to aid weight loss. The pitch here from behavioral psychology is that daily scale stepping without numbers results in superior results as it reduces number anxiety. They market a nice looking device and regular monitoring for a monthly subscription. I used this device for 9 months. The main benefit was improvement in balance as i stood waiting to get my color. During this time it says it is estimating muscle mass and computing variance. Methods for estimating body composition have indifferent accuracy - see Wirecutter review in NYT. i finally broke my back and spent a month in hospital emerging 20 lbs lighter. From my 50 years as a nephrologist and serial dieter I knew I had lost bone, muscle, fluid and other stuff. I stepped on my Shape and got a green - weight maintained. Really! Shapa gives canned support but no phone number or effective email support. Best to just stop the monthly payments and pitch the attractive device. I suspect in 5 years very few Shapas will be used. Better remembered as a transient marketing success and money gatherer. Overweight people will try anything!
Pros:Looks nice with great initial marketing
Cons:really more of a con than anything else
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