A PSA of sorts, the watch overestimates calories burnt significantly. Hope no one is doing any type of diet based on these numbers.
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It is all based on the accelerometer and the sensors in the Apple Watch which tracks these metrics.
Congratulations 🎊 on your upgrade! You certainly deserve it. You kept your iPhone and Apple Watch long enough and took care of it well.
Absolutely! The sensors on the Apple Watch do a great job tracking vitals from the wrist, but calories are still just estimates and assumptions based on those readings. Accurate calorie burn really requires lab-grade equipment, and unfortunately, no consumer device is quite there yet. For anyone interested, here’s a great video that goes into more detail.
Indeed I agree. Calorie burn is also nearly impossible to understand perfectly as it's such a dynamic metric. If you burn 500 calories, that doesn't mean you lose the fat associated with 500 calories. If you train on a day when you're in a calorie deficit, the body can seemingly choose to burn some fat, or it can maintain weight, and pull that energy from other resources such as the immune system (which could be a very helpful thing with regards to lowering inflammation, cancer growth etc). I'm likely running in a slight deficit each day, but my weight and body fat levels are very stable. The body is very good at adapting in this way.
On the watch, I use it as a useful general measure of how active I've been, or the effort expended in a workout. That's a better way of looking at it, without getting too hung up counting calories.
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been working out consistently in the gym for a month now in order to lose weight. The watch absolutely helps me to track my burnt calories. The calories burnt by cardio are also pretty accurate. The weightlifting though is possibly like twice as much off though. For that I compute with 5-6 calories a minute over the course of the work-out time instead. This also considers the breaks in between the sets.
lost 4kg in 4 weeks now. 10 more to go.
yeah that is why I would wear my chest strap to capture calories burned during workouts -I noticed that same thing. It was decent for strength training but cardio - had to wear a strap.
Hey, that's some awesome progress right there; I love how the watch lets you target those improvements.
You might find that as you lose more weight, or reach your target weight, your body gets more efficient, and the weight loss basically stops despite you still burning additional calories - that's the point where I am now. Went from 22% Body Fat down to 9-10%, and my body seems to stay around that level now, no matter how much I train, or how little I eat. Not a bad thing though!
I found the muted colour really grew on me after a while too, especially under warm light! Love this band, and it pairs so well with that watch.Pine green today!
At first I was disappointed in the colour, it looks very different in real life than on Apple’s product photos. But I actually love this colour, now I am wearing it
Love that colour, it's like Cactus Green or the new Lake Green, somewhere between green and blue. One of my all-time faves.Pine green today!
At first I was disappointed in the colour, it looks very different in real life than on Apple’s product photos. But I actually love this colour, now I am wearing it
My main watch face on my 42mm Jet Black Series 10 with Nike Sport Loop.
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Great point. Even for VO2 max it can be accurately calibrated through a treadmill test at a sports lab or hospital 🏥… the way Apple Watch calculates it is not accurate as it would give me a low VO value when I only walk for a short distance. If I walked at least a mile it would be accurate.
Nice combos! These look stunning with these colors on these Apple Watches ⌚️!
My series 5 SBSS screen is immaculate, as well as my series 7 Graphite. I'm not careful with them at all (working on my car, motorcycle, bike, etc). My Green series 7 got a couple deep scratches within a couple months. Never again! 😀
Natural Titanium Series 10 w/ Nomad Ultra Orange band and Flux Watch Face
Still have my Ultra 2 and trying to decide if I should keep or sell it...Decisions, decisions lol
Been looking for a nice third party leather band since Apple discontinued theirs in favor of FineWoven. 🤮
I came upon the Andar Leather Band and love how it looks. It’s made of high quality leather and is super comfortable. The off tone stiching adds a nice touch.
I came upon the Andar Leather Band and love how it looks. It’s made of high quality leather and is super comfortable. The off tone stiching adds a nice touch.
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I agree. Many people say the old watch bands are compatible with the new Series 10. While that is true, the fit is different. Put the Series 10 bands in watches from before, and the lugs are too big. Put old bands on the new Series 10, and the lugs are too small. It’s acceptable for most people and works fine, but it does bother me personally.