A new algorithm enables smartwatch fitness trackers to more accurately monitor energy expenditure of people with obesity ...

Fitness trackers often fail people with obesity by underestimating their energy burn, leading to discouraging results and ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to more accurately monitor the calories burned by people with obesity during various physical ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to more accurately monitor the calories burned by people with obesity during various physical activities.

In a nutshell Most commercial fitness trackers provide inaccurate calorie burn estimates for people with obesity, due to differences in body shape, movement, and gait that these devices weren’t ...

“People with obesity could gain major health insights from activity trackers, but most current devices miss the mark,” senior ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to more accurately monitor the calories burned by people with obesity during various physical activities.

Key Takeaways Fitness trackers aren’t accurately reflecting the effort of people with obesity Differences in gait, speed and energy burn throw the trackers off A new algorithm achieves more than ...

People with obesity might soon have more accurate fitness trackers to help them lose weight and improve their health. Originally published on healthday.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.