Someone who knows smart watch technology please explain how accurate the pedometer and calorie burning data is.

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I’m work security in a 20+ story building, when I do my rounds I walk up the stairs to each floor and my new smart watch I got myself today is now telling me I am walking a little more than phone normally says I do. As for the calories it’s saying I’m burning nearly double what my phone pedometer says I do, how accurate is this data? Just to clarify, my phone’s pedometer does have my weight and height so it can better track my performance.

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They’re not that accurate, especially if it didn’t ask you your age weight and height.

But as long as they’re consistently inaccurate they can help, start weighing in at a consistent time in a fasted state (first thing in the morning after peeing is most popular) and track your weight and calories consumed. Now you can figure out how many calories a day you need to maintain body weight, if your weights going down over a period of about a week your in a calorie deficiet. If it’s going up your in a calorie surplus (well ignore possible muscle gains for now)

Combined with what your watch Says you burned you now get a better idea gaging your fitness for the day, number go up? Eat a little more OR don’t and the weight will come off faster. Number go down? Reduce portions at dinner.

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