@phobiazbroe: If your watch says you burned 600 calories, it might really be closer to 350–450. I used to eat those calories back thinking I “earned it,” but all it really did was kill my deficit 😭 Stanford found wearables were off by ~27% on average, sometimes up to 93%. A 2025 review showed the Apple Watch’s calorie estimates were wrong by about 28%.

AshTrout25 :

I knew it wasn’t accurate when it told me I reach my standing goal while driving

Yari 🖤 :

Idc if it said I burned 600 calories that’s because I did 🙂‍↔️

puppygirlboss :

You have to understand active vs total calories

Inderpreet Singh :

Provide this article cause I’m distraught rn

Allisson Morales :

That’s why I switched to Garmin 😳

genna :

this is horrifying news bc sometimes the stairmaster says i burn 1200 calories and my apple watch says i only burned 400 so now ur telling me it’s even less??????

pimplypumpkin :

i have been religiously following my deficit according to my apple watch and ive lost 65 lbs sooooo 🤷‍♀️

Miguel ☺️ :

Wait until you find out calories in food is also not accurate

Jasmen :

Not my problem. i did what it said i did.

Ginja Simpson the Mogger :

If your walking or running it’s basically 100 calories a mile

_0nlyroy :

WDYM EAT THOSE CALORIES BACK😭 bro that’s not how it works

Mr.Awesomesauce :

I just go by vibes

Chelsea Elizabeth :

There’s no way any machine can actually tell how many calories you burned it’s always an average estimation

vane :

Its 20%, i watched a youtuber compare lab results with his watch 🧍🏻‍♀️

Nelly ᯤ 𓈆 1% :

I just love to close my Apple rings

Alli 🤍 R.T.(R)(ARRT) :

I never look at the calories burned as extra food I can eat. The calories I burn naturally or through expected exercise are factored into my daily caloric intake. So if I ate them back I would actually take myself out of a deficit potentially

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Aubri :

whatever im still hot and fit

Azsané Way :

it depends on the workout, it’s pretty accurate for walking and running, less accurate for things like weight lifting and pilates

maybe sami idk :

what if you put in your height and weight on the health app for more accuracy? or is the study including that as well

shae_dusse :

I’m a hair stylist and stand 60% of my day.. as I’m standing for hours it tells me it’s time to stand up 💀

Hafsa 🇵🇸 :

Maybe yours, mine is on point. In fact, I think it under estimates

Regan 🤍🔥 :

Even the standing part wym I stood 16 hrs I been walking around for 8

🤠🌞 :

Damn so I’ve been burning 30 calories this whole time??

INTP :

NEVER TRUST CALORIE BURN. 😭