The Ten Best Bathroom Scales

2. Innerscan - £110
They may be expensive but Tanita’s body composition monitors measure everything from your BMI and muscle mass to your body water and fat percentages. Oh, and they’ll tell you how much you weigh, too.
www.tanita.co.uk; 0800 731 6994

3. Pro Scale Moderno - £21.99
Enter a few bits of information, such as your height and age, and these scales will tell you where you’re going wrong – or right. They can store the profiles of up to 10 users, so the whole family can keep track of their fitness.
www.digital-scales-company.com 

4. Beurer GS27 - £29.99
German company Beurer make scales that are as pretty as they are precise. This mirrored set has a striking, black ivy print, but if you prefer something a little less gothic, check out the poppy-print or striped versions.
www.scalesexpress.com; 0870 010 8507

5. Weight Watchers - £29.99
For the serious slimmer, these scales are designed to keep you on the straight and narrow. Not only do they measure weight and BMI (body mass index), they record the last five readings so you can gauge your progress.
www.argos.co.uk; 0870 600 8784

6. Hanson HCV800 - £39.99
Reading the display on many bathroom scales may be a struggle if your eyesight is impaired. This set not only displays weight, it also speaks it in English, French and German. It has three volume settings.
www.e-scales.co.uk; 01352 838 013

7. Salter Question Mark - £16
One of the biggest names in scales, Salter has an exhaustive range of weighing equipment. If you prefer mechanical scales to digital, check out this silver set, decorated with a question mark. Cute and quirky.
www.debenhams.co.uk

8. A2 Scales by Vivo Design - £13.99
Vivo Design’s digital glass scales are an absolute bargain. They won’t measure your BMI or do anything fancy, but they are modern, easy to read, and compact enough to fit in the smallest of bathrooms.
www.amazon.co.uk

9. Rex Beach Scale - £15
Brighten up the bathroom with these mechanical tropical scales. Ideal if you’re keeping an eye on your weight in preparation for a beach holiday, or for checking whether your suitcase is over an airline’s luggage allowance.
www.iggloo.co.uk; 0845 257 1659

10. Salter 9007 - £34.99
These super-thin Salter 9007 scales are slim enough to store easily if space is at a premium. However, with its sleek black glass and bright blue digits, itwould be a shame to hide away this set between weigh-ins.
www.scalesexpress.com; 0870 010 8507