Smartwatches Overestimate Calories Burned, Study Finds
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Smartwatches Show the Wrong Calories According to the New Study and Are More Likely to Harm the Diet
Smartwatches often imprecisely estimate the calorie consumption, a new study shows. Especially with a higher percentage of body fat, the errors increase – problematic as many use the ads to lose weight.
Smartwatches are often clearly wrong when counting calories: a new study shows some massive deviations in popular fitness trackers.
Bad news for tech-affinist hobby athletes: Smartwatches seem to cheat on the consumption of calories. According to a recent study, the deviation is particularly high in people with high body fat content.
Connected watches overestimate the calorie expenditure by 15 to 25%. A recent study shows that the higher your fat rate, the worse the calculation error gets. Apple Watch is doing the best, while Garmin and Samsung systematically inflate the numbers. Instead, rely on the heart rate to keep up with your effort.
A new study suggests that some of the most popular smartwatches significantly overestimate calorie burn. Those who check their smartwatches after a workout to see how many calories they've "burned" may need to take that number more seriously. Fitness trackers are great at motivating us to keep going. A little beep, vibration, or message on the screen when we complete a goal can act as a small reward. But when it comes to estimating the total ene…
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