Factsheet
Factsheet
Mike Lee
Mike Lee
What calorie counting app are you using that's free?
What calorie counting app are you using that's free?
Nutrition Tracker without Calories? : nutrition
Nutrition Tracker without Calories? : nutrition
How accurate is the 'calories burned' tracker?
How accurate is the 'calories burned' tracker?
They are as accurate as pure calculations can get. The Apple watch tracks movement & heart rate, and it knows your age, gender, height and weight. It calculates an estimate based on this data. This is what all modern trackers do. Some also measure skin tension and temperature (which would improve results), but the Apple Watch doesn't.
If you want some really accurate data, you would need to be hooked up to some cables and a breath analyzer in a sports lab unit. They could measure fat burn with your breathing with a few machines.
There are some studies out there comparing the results of modern trackers to lab data and a 20% margin isn't too far off.
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