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Not only that, but my Body Cardio scale says that my muscle mass is 83.2%, while the Aura Strap 2 says it’s 44%. Clearly, they’re measuring something different, but as a non-biologist, it’s hard to know what the difference between what they’re measuring. By performing bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), which measures how a person’s body changes as a result of exercise, AURA Strap 2 is the only wearable device that provides fat, muscle and water balance measurement on the Apple Watch. From there, via AURA App version 3.0, users receive insights, personalized recommendations and goal setting and management functions to assist them in optimizing their fitness performance. I did have some issues taking my first reading. After uninstalling and re-installing the apps, and restarting both my phone and watch, I was still unable to take a reading. After I took the battery out of the Aura Strap and re-installed it, I was able to take my first reading successfully. But these issues turned out to be a common occurrence for me. Using the Aura Strap 2
Another thing that I really like is that you can tap on each metric for a more detailed breakdown. You’ll be able to see where you are compared to other users, and get an explanation about the particular metric. Each quadrant represents the extent of both your water content and lean, soft tissue content. The image below shows me being more inclined towards more soft tissues and more water. Hydration: Aura had me more hydrated than Garmin which in turn showed greater hydration than Tanita. Despite that, the Aura reading is in the middle or lower middle of what Aura says to be the average range for the population. There were noticeable variations in the hydration level reported by Aura when there should be ie if I had been diligently taking more water/isotonic drinks than normal or if I was dehydrated after a sweaty, summer 90-minute run. When you take a reading, you’ll be able to see what percentage of your body is fat, muscle, water, visceral fat, protein, and minerals, which is basically bone. It’s presented in a way that’s easy to read and understand, too. And, I’ll echo Victoria Song’s review on The Verge in saying that it doesn’t seem to simply push you to lose weight, like many other health-related apps, which is great to see. A more streamlined measurement process now requires only one-touch to initiate measurement, rather than three actions required with the original AURA StrapThe reading takes just over 20 seconds and a nice graphic on the watch shows your progress and gives tips or messages if your hands or elbows are in the wrong place. I achieved an 80% success rate in taking readings, although I was using a beta version of the Apple Watch software. The Aura Biogram is a cool tool to graphically show your progress toward your body composition goal. Aura strap 2 works with all Apple Watches from Series 3 and is available in two sizes each accommodating 38/40/41mm and 42/44/45mm Watches.
Aura also gives you the option to set their watch face and that makes use of the complications which you are free to use on any Apple Watch watchface. The complications available are the latest results for water, muscle and fat. Aura Plus users get more details like exercise & diet recommendations, suggested workouts, and deeper analyses. Data is synced to Aura's companion phone app where you should find insights into your data, recommendations and the ability to tinker with goals.The manufacturers claim the AURA Strap 2 to have 95% compared to a DEXA-scan, the gold standard of BIA measurement Image|Aura, Links to more info on research at auradevices.io The actual app is pretty well-designed and easy to understand. That’s true of both the iPhone and the Apple Watch versions of the app. On the iPhone, you’ll get a “Body” tab, which shows you a breakdown of all your latest measurements, allowing you to tap on each metric for more information. Aura is very much more a health and wellness tool that will probably be mostly of interest to dieters or people simply interested to understand more about their bodies. As a relatively accurate product, however, athletes still might glean some insights from the longer-term trends and perhaps also some insights into their hydration state when it is hot or perhaps when tapering & preparing for a race Aura Strap 2.0 – Technical Specs The AURA Devices team used fat-free mass (FFM) as the target value to measure for all devices, and created statistical models to evaluate the accuracy. The FFM obtained by DEXA scan was the dependent variable used as a reference point, and the independent variables were height, age, TBM, sex, and BI (bioimpedance index).
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