beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Your smartwatch is lying to you about how many calories you burned, Study finds

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Your smartwatch is lying to you about how many calories you burned, Study finds

beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Your smartwatch is lying to you about how many calories you burned in your last workout

A study found that fitness trackers overestimate calories burned, and accuracy worsens as body fat increases.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1374232/your-smartwatch-is-lying-to-you-about-how-many-calories-you-burned-study-finds

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It is to some minor degree as it is impossible to know exactly burn rate. Power meters FTW!

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