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Fitness trackers poor at measuring calories burned

25-May-2017

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Accuracy of seven wrist devices were tested while walking, running and cycling.

Most devices measured heart rate with an error rate under 5%.

But none estimated energy use with error level less than 20%.

Working out calories burnt relies on many different factors such as height, weight, percentage of body fat and heart rate.

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Euan Ashley

Associate Dean of Precision Health at Stanford University.

Stanford University

Private research university, one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions

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