beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoYour smartwatch is lying to you about how many calories you burned, Study findsnews.fiu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareNewOldGuard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoIt’s interesting that fitbit did so poorly. I recently picked one up and it seems to track pretty well when I’m weightlifting. The numbers are close to what I was getting when calculating by hand prior to getting the tracker.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoYes because these smart watches all use the same algorithms you do
It’s interesting that fitbit did so poorly. I recently picked one up and it seems to track pretty well when I’m weightlifting. The numbers are close to what I was getting when calculating by hand prior to getting the tracker.
Yes because these smart watches all use the same algorithms you do