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Having an understanding of calories is important but not all calories are the same. What is the correct value? First of all, if you’re counting calories, stop wasting your time. That’s 200 calories which is a difference of one small meal. Sure, it’s only a 7-8% difference but still, we were expecting it to be very close. One Apple Watch claims that Aaron burned 2431 calories and the other Apple watch said 2629 calories. The total calorie counts for each day were different. The actual workout? Same issues as we described above.īut here’s the kicker. Like before, the Apple Watches NAILED Aaron’s HR during his cool down periods during the workout. This day involved a two hour morning workout, several hours editing videos, a dinner date and a movie. Every 1-2 hours Aaron would swap the watch positions for consistency and as you can see, the general trends are similar. What happens when you wear two Apple Watches on the same hand? Here’s the graph for that day. Why? How much exercise are you REALLY getting? Two Apple Watches, One Arm

This difference should be concerning to even runners and swimmers. Some days, the difference would be quite significant (~20%). This leads into the second truth that the left hand really doesn’t know what the right hand is doing? Same workout, same person, different arm and the results are noticeably different. On days with not much movement, the trends would be closer (<2% different). We’ve got several other examples that shows noticeably differences between devices. They look similar but would you be able to conclusively say they were the same? Here’s a graph of an entire day of HR tracking with two Apple Watch’s being worn. If we didn’t tell you, could you tell this was the same day? We’ve broken down what we think are the three truths that we’ve discovered during this entire process. The device with the least amount of discrepancies was the Microsoft Band 2 which Microsoft has scuttled? Well, we’ve used enough HR tracking devices to know that they all have the same problem. Overpriced Yuppy products that don’t actually work”. Now some of you watching this might be thinking “Well, it’s because its Apple. But if you’re a runner or swimmer, you’re going to love the Apple Watch’s Fitness Tracking. In general, Apple Watch Fitness tracking doesn’t work well for a lifter or a cross trainer. The entire process was tedious as parsing through the Apple Health data was tedious and graphing in Numbers is downright awful. Monty was involved in the coaching of Aaron during all his workouts.Īll the data was pulled from Apple Health and analyzed in macOS Numbers. We wore the Apple Watches in as many combinations as possible (one on each arm, different device on different arm, two on one arm).

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To get to this conclusion, we spent a lot of time tracking Aaron’s workouts using an original Apple Watch and a Series 2 Apple Watch. Why? Because the Apple Watch doesn’t work well with those forms of exercise. You won’t see anybody doing an AMRAP in an Apple Watch ad. Which is why you won’t see a guy or gal doing cross training in any of Apple’s ads.

However, the moment when your limbs start to move inconsistently, the Apple Watch fitness tracking falls flat on its face. Learn more about how your Apple Watch uses GPS and the heart rate sensor when you use the Workout app.So…wearing an Apple Watch doesn't make you a better athlete….#applewatch #fitness #fail #reviewsĪ video posted by Mobile Reviews Eh! on at 8:15am PSTīut the Apple Watch loves repetitive motions like running and swimming as the placement of the device doesn’t get disturbed. For example, when you’re running indoors, it also uses the accelerometer. Depending on your workout, it selects the most appropriate inputs for that activity. Heart rate is one of many factors that Apple Watch uses to measure your activity and exercise.

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If you’re not able to get a consistent reading because of any of these factors, you can connect your Apple Watch wirelessly to external heart rate monitors such as Bluetooth chest straps.

Rhythmic movements, such as running or cycling, give better results compared to irregular movements, like tennis or boxing. Motion is another factor that can affect the heart rate sensor. The ink, pattern, and saturation of some tattoos can block light from the sensor, making it difficult to get reliable readings. Permanent or temporary changes to your skin, such as some tattoos, can also impact heart rate sensor performance.

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If you’re exercising in the cold, for example, the skin perfusion in your wrist might be too low for the heart rate sensor to get a reading. Skin perfusion varies significantly from person to person and can also be impacted by the environment. Skin perfusion (or how much blood flows through your skin) is one factor. Many factors can affect the performance of the Apple Watch heart rate sensor.

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