As we enter 2010 with health and fitness resolutions in mind, what kind of bathroom scales will be underfoot?
The types of scales available to consumers today are astounding. There’s a scale that will tweet your weight to everyone via Twitter. There’s the doormat scale. And the scale designed as a box of chocolates.
There are scales that speak, scales that connect to wi-fi networks, and scales that pass for fine furniture.
In short, anyone entering this new decade with a resolve to closely monitor weight and fitness has countless options — from humble, low-tech analog scales to scales soaring sky high on function and design.
Soehnle scales by Leifheit are world-renowned for reliability and futuristic features – and a fascinating history that spans 132 years of innovation, including:
- The world’s first diet computer,
- The world’s first personal solar scale, and
- The world’s first solar kitchen scale
Today, Leifheit offers nearly two dozen Soehnle personal scales, including the 2009 Housewares Award finalist, the Body Balance Slim FT5.
Indeed, something for everyone in 2010.
Zen and the Art of a Bathroom Scale
The story behind the Sohenle 2009 Housewares Design Award Finalist
Can a high-tech personal fitness scale possess both beauty and brains?
Leifheit set out to meet this challenge. The result? The Soehnle Body Balance Slim FT5, a scale that enjoyed a hearty reception in the marketplace and was honored as a 2009 Housewares Design Award finalist.
The goal behind the creation of this scale was to pack as many comprehensive formulas and reading abilities as possible into one easy-to-use scale, while maintaining the ultimate ease and design elegance.
Soehnle scales have long been lauded as accurate, simple, slim, easy-to-clean, design-savvy additions to the modern home. Embracing innovation along the way, the 141-year-old company has incorporated advanced technology with each model engineered.
What makes the Soehnle Body Balance Slim FT5 scale so special?
First, the technology. Of course, the Body Balance Slim FT5 possesses the accuracy in weighing for which Soehnle is world-famous; but this scale also has the ability to determine body fat, body water, muscle mass and energy consumption (kcal) through Body Impedance Analysis (BIA) technology. It then goes the extra step with an athelete mode that offers helpful recommendations based on these measurements (drink more water, exercise recommended, etc.). A trend display permits long-term tracking of body values. The scale stores the data and automatically recognizes up to eight individual users (max. load capacity: 330 LB/150 KG).
As for the stunning design of the Soehnle Body Balance Slim FT5, design team member Markus Dombrowsky explains, “Soehnle has always developed scales with the design, zeitgeist and form in mind. This philosophy fell into alignment with observing trends in modern lifestyle, involving less clutter, new materials and a focus on wellness, Zen and organic forms.”
Leifheit is no stranger to the esteemed Housewares Design Award. The Soehnle Comfort F5 Body Balance Scale won “Best in Category” in the 2007 Housewares Design Awards.
The suggested retail price for the Soehnle Body Balance Slim FT5 is $110; it is available through select retail stores and online at www.leifheitus.com.
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