New mirror will now also judge you as you stare at your naked body

It’s always fun to see (and take selfies of) the changes in your body when you work hard to get fit. Hello, #TransformationTuesday. But when your weight-loss journey is based on how you look, instead of how you feel, you’re bound to get bummed out at some point — or become obsessive.

That’s why the Naked 3D Fitness Tracker from Naked Labs is kind of freaking us out. This “tracker” comes with a mirror and scale that scans your body to calculate your body fat and muscle data, so you can see the changes over time. Basically, it’s like your middle school frenemy, only better at math.

The system also offers time-lapse results, so you can track changes over time, or even daily (because you should definitely compare your 7 a.m. bod to your 10 p.m. bod — not).

Here’s how it works: You stand naked on the scale in front of the mirror, and a circle icon lights up and reads your body composition. Then, the results show up in the Naked Fit app.

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In a YouTube ad for the tracker, a woman’s voice says, “Naked shows me my truth. My truth is sweat, early mornings, one more rep, one more mile, one more second…my body is a reflection of my journey, my choices.”

So…let’s talk about this. On the one hand, it’s pretty cool and science-y. On the other, we can see this leading people down the path to body obsession. On top of that, making your get-fit goals all about your shape in the mirror is just setting yourself up for disappointment, since your body’s “happy weight” and your goal weight are probably not the same.

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Also, we hate to take down the ad’s pep talk, but isn’t waking up for an early workout, doing one more rep, and running one more mile a reward in itself? When she says that the way she looks is a reflection of her fitness feats, it equates exercise with something you should be doing to get ripped, not because you happen to like cycling class.

And since it’s normal for your weight to fluctuate daily, it can be really discouraging to hop on the scale all the time.

Written By Korin Miller

Source: The New York Post