Time to weigh in, Fitbit ships Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale

This post was originally published on the Fitbit press site. It has been adapted from its original format.

Fitbit, the market leader in innovative health and fitness products and the maker of the popular Fitbit Ultra Wireless Activity and Sleep Tracker, announced that the Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale is now available for purchase at national retailers and at Fitbit.com. Fitbit Aria is a high performance scale that tracks weight, body fat percentage and BMI and automatically uploads your info through your Wi-Fi network to your Fitbit account. With your Fitbit account, you can set weight goals, track your progress, as well as garner extra motivation by earning badges through Fitbit’s online and app tools.

The launch of the Aria Scale highlights Fitbit’s continued commitment to bringing affordable health and fitness products to the mainstream with simple, innovative and easy to use products that keep people engaged and motivated on their fitness journey.

“Fitbit is dedicated to creating products and services that allow you to easily understand and analyze your everyday health in one simple account,” said James Park, CEO and co-founder of Fitbit. “With our newest device, Fitbit Aria, and our mobile and online tools, you’ll understand more about your weight and be empowered to set and achieve your weight goals.”

“We’re eagerly anticipating the Aria in our stores. The Fitbit tracker is a strong seller in the health and fitness technology category. We’re eager to see Fitbit do to scales what they did for fitness devices,” said Alan Smith – Senior Buyer, from Best Buy.

Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale promises:

• Automatically Uploads via Wi-Fi: Track weight, % body fat and BMI (Body Mass Index) and uploads information automatically to your Fitbit dashboard.
• Track Weight and More: Tracks weight, % body fat and BMI (Body Mass Index).
• Track on the Go: Track your weight and more on Fitbit's free Android and iPhone app.
• Automatically Recognize 8 Users: Recognize by weight all the people in your home so each person can see their own stats on their separate Fitbit.com accounts.
• Easy Set Up Process: Set up from your internet browser in less than 5 minutes.
• Always Private: Set private by default; only if you choose to, weight can be shared within your household or with friends and family.

With your Aria Scale, you’ll see on Fitbit.com how to:

• Track Trends with Free Graphs and Charts: Spot trends and patterns with your weight metrics with easy-to-read visualizations.
• Set Goals and Track Progress: Target the ideal weight and progress to set goals with food and activity logging tools.
• Get Motivated with Badges: Earn badges as you progress to your goal as extra motivation to stay on track.
• Create a Support Network: Invite your friends or find like-goaled people or groups in our established, active and growing community.
• Integrate Fitbit Ultra: Upload your Fitbit Ultra to track activity and sleep data in one dashboard to give an easy and complete view of fitness and health.

Fitbit continues to expand rapidly, with its products selling at over 6,000 U.S. retail stores, in the EU, and Canada. The Fitbit Aria ($129.95 USD) is now available in black and white on www.fitbit.com, and in Best Buy and other retailers by the end of the month.