Calorie Counter Watch: Can It Count What You Eat?
A calorie counter watch measures calories burned, not eaten. Where Apple, Fitbit and Garmin log food, and why bite counts track calories at only 0.44.
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Smartwatches, fitness trackers and calories
Smartwatches estimate calories burned from your heart rate, your movement and your profile, and independent studies often find the number off by 20% or more. Step counts tend to hold up better than the calories they get turned into.
Use the watch number without eating back more than you burned. Calsa doesn't have a watch app. It sticks to the food side of the equation.
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How many calories does 10,000 steps burn? About 390 kcal for a 70 kg adult at 3 mph, 288 of them beyond rest. See the table by weight and pace.
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