Learn the two most accurate fitness tracker metrics, according to new research and which ones aren’t science-backed.
align with the research in that wearables can be effective for simpler trackable actions like counting steps and heart rate but the more complex the action, the less accurate it is.
Measuring complex variables like training load or stress is difficult to do accurately without advanced equipment and expert knowledge, so it’s no surprise that wearable technology—which is still relatively in its infancy—is unable to do it reliably. This isn’t a knock on wearables—the majority of health and fitness tech can’t measure higher complexity variables. Yet they’re still excellent tools for major health indicators like heart rate and step count.
To make your wearable data more reliable and accurate for step count and heart rate, Dr. Barr says “use your watch for seven to 10 days and get a feel for the average because each wearable tracks things differently with different levels of error. Additionally, most wearables tend to overestimate things at lower and higher intensities so you want to give it a larger sample size to get more accurate measurements.
To put it simply, don’t take your wearable at face value immediately. Give it a week or so and look at the fluctuations for every day and you should have a pretty good idea of your averages.
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