The COVID-19 pandemic brought this fast-moving world to a standstill. The impact of this pandemic saw most people start to engage in fitness activities. If you are one of these people, you probably know about the devices and applications you use to track your health and exercise habits. Most noteable are the fitness trackers and smartwatches; we’re here to talk about whether you should use them.

Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches

These are devices and or applications for monitoring and tracking fitness-related metrics. This includes distances walked or run, calorie consumption, and in some cases, heartbeat metrics.

How do they work?

A wearable tracker or watch continuously senses the movements of the body. The data is recorded all the time it is worn and powered up, which enables the tracker to trace if the individual is walking forward, running fast, or even standing still.  The data collected by the accelerometer is used by the algorithm when calculating the number of calories burned.

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Is there a difference between a fitness tracker and a fitness watch?

A fitness tracker is designed to keep track of your health and exercise. A smartwatch keeps track of your fitness and keeps you connected by delivering notifications and updates on your wrist. A fitness watch can do more than a fitness tracker because the watch is more of a smartwatch. Fitness watch does notifications, music control, microphones for phone calls and cellular connectivity. The fitness tracker is designed to be used to track fitness-related things.

Should You Use Them and Are They Accurate?

The trackers aren’t accurate enough to reliably determine calories burned. Plus, different trackers use different algorithms to keep track of all this data, so no two trackers will report the same numbers. However, you can consider using them since they are known to help users stay on top of their exercise goals and routines. They also help you monitor your activity patterns and may encourage regular exercise.

Which is the best fitness tracker?

With so many wearables on the market, choosing a fitness tracker or smartwatch can be difficult. The right one for you will be based on your individual needs; whether it’s step counting, sleep tracking or heart rate tracking, there’s something for everyone. Stay tuned, and we will write an article on the best smartwatches and trackers in the market.

Our bodies are our gardens; let’s normalize fitness.