apple watch accuracy

[zybinjohn]

when u choose traditional strength training for the workout q, it says when there’s not enough data it calculates calories as if you’re taking a brisk walk. does that make it more accurate? lately i’ve just not recorded my workouts if it’s with weights

 

[adviceplease]

@zybinjohn It's not really accurate for anything. You can use it to compare like against like re: data points, but it's not a reliable source of calories burned

 

[zybinjohn]

@adviceplease is there a better way to track my calories?

 

[conguero1]

@zybinjohn r/MacroFactor

 

[adviceplease]

@zybinjohn You don't really need to track calories burned from exercise and there isn't really an accurate way to do so. Just control your food intake and consider and extra calories burned via exercise as a bonus

 

[grahamvanhellsing]

@zybinjohn I always understood it as the more workouts you do with your watch the more it learns you.

 

[hischild1002]

@zybinjohn Smart watches can reliably track heart rate. They’re decent at counting steps. And they’re awful at tracking energy expenditure.

 

[zybinjohn]

@hischild1002 is there an alternative that can track calories better?

 

[richardson217]

@zybinjohn You probably burn LESS unless you do very low rest time (60s) between intensive sets. Count it as 350-400 per hr for strength training imo