Or do you weigh yourself to live? That will be the interesting question you will want to ask yourself when I tell you more about the Smart Body Analyzer. This scale has it all, maybe too much. But it just may be the instrument I personally need to set me straight. “Lois, you need to lose 30 pounds. Your body fat is out of control.”

Don’t laugh. The scale doesn’t speak English but it certainly tells you enough to let you know every minute of the day your health status. If I don’t have someone reminding me a hundred times a day that I am overweight and out-of-shape, I just don’t look in the mirror. My fantasies take over. Today I read a press release from a quasi-PR-competitor, Max Borges, that talked about the ultimate one-step scale for all kinds of pertinent information.

The Smart Body Analyzer scale lets you find out your weight, fat mass percentage, and heart rate by just stepping on the scale. The SBA also provides your resting heart rate which is an excellent indicator of your overall physical state of health. If that’s not enough, the Smart Body Analyzer also measures the air quality of its surrounding environment through temperature and carbon dioxide monitoring.

The press release explains, “Co2 is a gas formed by metabolic activity that builds up to excessive levels in confined spaces, like bedrooms, if they are not aired out frequently to allow fresh air to circulate. High levels of Co2 can produce a range of adverse health effects like deterioration of sleep quality, headaches, dizziness, restlessness. difficulty breathing, increased heart rate, sweating, etc.”

Withings is the creator of this first Internet-connected scale. It is capable of handling eight users at a time. It remembers each of you. Let’s give this one a try. After all, do we live to try, or try to live?