Smartwatches May Overestimate Calories Burned During Exercise
Researchers found typical smartwatch calorie errors of 15% to 25%, and accuracy fell as body fat increased.
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Your smartwatch may be overestimating calories burned by 25 percent
‘You can't treat the calories burned number it gives you as an accurate number, because it's not.’ The post Your smartwatch may be overestimating calories burned by 25 percent appeared first on Popular Science.
Smartwatch Calorie Accuracy Drops as Body Fat Rises, Study Finds
A new study finds smartwatches misjudge calories burned, and the error grows the more body fat a person carries, no matter the brand. The post Smartwatch Calorie Accuracy Drops as Body Fat Rises, Study Finds appeared first on StudyFinds.
I Believed the Smartwatch “Burned 500 kilos”... but the Actual Consumption Might Be 350 Cubic Meters
Studies have been published showing that the smartwatch's exercise calorie measurements show a big difference from reality. Each product has errors of tens of calories or more, and in particular, it has been confirmed that the higher the body fat percentage, the greater the error. The researchers advise that smartwatch data should be used as an upper limit for reference rather than an absolute standard.
Smartwatches may overestimate calories burned during exercise
Smartwatches can significantly overestimate how many calories people burn during exercise, and their calorie estimates become less accurate as body fat increases, according to a new Florida International University study.
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