Exercise calories

alizesmom
alizesmom Posts: 219 Member
edited November 26 in Health and Weight Loss
My Apple Watch estimates calories burned during exercise based on heart rate. Is this fairly accurate? Also, should I eat back those calories?

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  • looneymom
    looneymom Posts: 39 Member
    I never eat back those calories those are the ones you loose during the day...
  • starwhisperer6
    starwhisperer6 Posts: 402 Member
    There a margin of error for any of the fitness trackers. Most people who eat back their exercise calories suggest you start with 50% for a few weeks and see where that puts you. Then you can adjust according to how the scale is reacting.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    50 % is safe. It helps accommodate miscalculations, in both logging and overestimations in burns.
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