Fitness trackers are 🗑️ (apple, whoop, Fitbit, etc)

[iNvdious]

Bros having an intense solo conversation

[farookghori]

He is wearing a Apple Watch while saying this 😂😂

[ilhanovic]

looks like me losing 66 lbs with Calorie Tracking was just a dream... (was 264 lbs. im now 198 lbs)

[jorgeo]

Source: my ass. My garmin has made me objectively stronger. The training plan has literally guided me to finally running 5k no pauses fast

[ryangray]

Who’s watch is telling them their burning 5000 Cals a day and their not working out?!

[hannahc.]

Ummm 10k steps daily + other activities is DECENT. Way more than most people get daily.

[vrk]

Not gonna lie, but having a fitness tracker greatly motivates us to workout.

And, just by picking up kids from school or doing random chores won’t get the calorie count up to 1000 or 2000. I struggle to get my daily goal of 750 calories.

[majtechtings]

Man this couldn’t possibly be more wrong. Not only have I built muscle but I’ve also lost body fat and improved my overall health because of my Apple Watch. Is there a margin for error? Sure. But to call them totally useless is just flat out wrong.

[brandond]

Ok then tell us how you accurately tracked your calories burned during your little bike ride

[AkAk-tktg]

Nobody claims to be burning 4000 cal and not losing weight stop chatting rubbish

[stephenh.]

Imagine in 2024 still thinking that weight loss isn’t 95% diet related and mostly exercise related. Focus on the diet folks. It’s where weight loss lives.

[AllGameRay]

i wonder where this guy is getting his data from because i own an apple watch and have many friends that own one and ive never in my life seen anyone go over 1000 calories without having done a serious workout. I have to take boxing classes for 3 hours to break 1, 000 calories and thats a hell of a lot of cardio. They arent 100% accurate sure, but they give you a good idea. Also the most important part of fitness trackers is NOT to track your calories burned because most people do know its inaccurate, its for MOTIVATION! seeing all your rings close, challenging your friends, keeping track of the time during your activity, they are so much more than what you are saying!!

[moahammadmohammad]

The new fad on youtube shorts is saying everything is bad for the sake of saying everything is bad

[alexfranzak]

Who even gets numbers like that? I get like 500 cal and 10000 steps. Seems pretty accurate. Also what's the argument here? Determent is a strong word for something that is trying to inspire you to be more active. Sometimes yes Apple watch or smartwatches are more for communication/notifications for a lot of people. That would be a better argument. This is aggressive for all the wrong reasons 😂

[Shannon_]

Idk it’s helped me a lot in just realizing I need to move more and to challenge myself.. so that’s a win in my book

[TheKServer]

People use them wrong. The numbers actual numbers don’t matter. They should be used as a reference. The trackers says I burned 1000 calories. My diet is this. I lost/gained this… who cares if you actually burned 1000 calories. If you didn’t lose and you wanted to, burn “1200” calories and keep you diet the same. Or change your diet and keep burning “1000”. I have lost 120 pounds using an Apple Watch. Never once have I cared what my actual calories burned was. I just used the numbers as a reference. I hate when people blame the tool when they use the tool wrong. If you used a hammer as a screwdriver would you say the hammer was shitty?? People need to use their brain.

[patrickstimson]

It’s about a baseline - if you’re getting a consistent number, no matter how far “off” it is, you can still use it to your benefit

[Angeon]

Ok, but why not offer an adequate alternative?

[triparadox.c]

Most fitness trackers are inaccurate. That being said, they're inaccurate in a way they heavily undermine the Calories burn estimation. If you actually burn 500 Calories, the app or watch may say you have burnt 350 Calories.

For those people complaining, it's not about the devices. It's their habits. With BMR being 1, 800 Cal and exercise worth of 1, 000 Cal a day, it's all gone down the drain if they keep eating junk food that nets around 1, 500 Cal for just ONE SINGLE MEAL, before taking into account breakfast, snacks, and dinner. Most of thoe complaining people burn 1, 800 Cal (BMR) + 1, 000 Cal (exercise) but go heavy on food and eat like 3, 000 Cal or more. It's still net positive, and you gain weight.

[carlitosway]

Please share how your method of estimating calories burn ( like in the sample of your bike ride) is more accurate than those smart watches.