Calorie counting gear fit

mandilamadrid
mandilamadrid Posts: 19 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone,
I just got the Samsung gear fit2 for my birthday, and after reading up on it, I found out that the calroie counter is only an estimate not based on heart rate like I thought. All I wanted was something to accurately measure my exercise calories.Those that have this gear and have been on the app for a while, do you find that MFP estimates or gear fit estimates are more accurate? Apparently, gear fit underestimates a lot and MFP overestimates, but I don't know which is closer.

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  • Lizarking
    Lizarking Posts: 507 Member
    calorie counters based on heart rate is also an estimate, and often a poor one.

    Go with the one you think underestimates. It's probably closer to the truth.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    My gear s2 underestimates horribly. I know based on my tracking history.

    Last weeks sHealth report for example:

    Avg TDEE : 1697
    Avg steps: 13,007
    Avg intake: 2024

    Now based on actual intake data:

    Trend: 0.6 lb per week loss
    Estimated TDEE based on intake: 2324

    That puts the gear about 600 under a day. Even misfit puts me at around 2100 (no hrm...just clip on tracker which I found for $13 at walmart).
    I want to return my gear, but as I no longer have the box or reciept I'm kind of SOL.
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    edited April 2017
    Most all of the fitness/calorie-measuring watches estimate calories burned, even those that use HRMs. There's really no exactly-perfect-in-every-way calorie-measuring watch/unit, because they all use an algorithm based upon stats they obtain from various measurements. Just like ellipticals, treadmills, etc. But they're beneficial in that they:

    Give you some ball-park estimate that you can use to follow trends and make adjustments
    Act as a motivator to prompt you to move, walk, or exercise more
    Are a tool to provide you with information for your use

    When your expectations line out with what these gadgets can and can't really do, that'll help, I'd think. Watch your trends in weight, the tracking that your watch does, and the level of your dependence on these things, and you'll be fine.

    That being said, after years of being on MFP and tracking using other techniques, I've found my Gear Fit 2 to be pretty accurate. It for sure does not over-estimate my calories, a characteristic I'd much prefer over the gross overestimating I've seen in other watches.

    Plus I love the built-in GPS AND 4GB storage for music!
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