Apple watch for fitness tracking

Have been looking for a fitness tracker for a long time and am now considering an Apple watch. I know they're kinda expensive just yto use for this purpose but I would use all the other widgets. Does anyone use one for fitness tracking and how accurate do you find the calorie counts to be? I do a variety of exercises (swimming/running/spinning/body pump.) I know I wouldn't be able to swim in it.

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editorgrrl

There are a couple of Apple Watch groups:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/107010-apple-watch
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/105890-apple-watch-users

But I'm not sure how active they are.

michellepearson224

Thanks!

jmoya0405

I had a Apple watch and returned it. To me it was uncomfortable to wear For long periods of time. Also if the optical sensors aren't flush to you skin it will give you inaccurate readings. I now have a Garmin vivoactive and love it. You can pair it with a HRM strap to get in my opinion the best way to measure your heart rate.

kathy0224

I have an Apple watch & I love it! Notes: MFP does not use all of the calories that the Apple watch says I burned. If I burn calories by walking & not getting my heart rate up, MFP uses only about 1/2 those calories. If I burn the calories by raising my heartrate, it uses almost all of the calories.

michellepearson224

Thanks Kathy. I have since bought one - how do I link it to MFP so that I don't have to manually enter my calories burned?

editorgrrl

michellepearson224 wrote: »

How do I link it to MFP so that I don't have to manually enter my calories burned?

From the Help section: http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1957681

How do I install the MyFitnessPal Apple Watch app?

If the auto-install option is on, the MyFitnessPal app for Apple Watch will install automatically once you update the MyFitnessPal app on iPhone to version 5.14 or later. (Integration with Apple Watch requires iOS version 8.3 or later).

If auto-install is off, launch the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, and visit the "App Store" app to manually install the MFP app from your iPhone to the Apple Watch. Please note that it may take up to several minutes after updating the iPhone app for the MyFitnessPal app to appear in the list of available Watch apps

How do I enable step tracking in MyFitnessPal using the Apple Watch?

First, launch the MyFitnessPal app on your Apple Watch.This will register your Apple Watch with the MyFitnessPal app on iPhone.

Second, launch the MyFitnessPal iPhone app, and visit More > Steps. Select "Apple Watch" as your step source. This choice will use data from both the Apple Watch and the M7/M8 chip in the iPhone through HealthKit to track your steps.

michellepearson224

Thank you!

krishnap1104

I like mine, but I don't think the activity tracker is accurate. I worked out for 30 minutes yesterday, and it counted 7 minutes out 30 as "active".