How Accurate is the Apple Watch as a Fitness Tracker?
I’ve said before that fitness trackers are more about motivation than accuracy. If they get you to be more active, by prodding you to reach new goals, then they are successful. They should give you reliable data about your activity, though, and not be far off the mark. (I consider that the 5% difference in step count is acceptable.) But they shouldn’t lead you to wonder whether your activity is counted correctly, as the Apple Watch does. Either the Apple Watch is severely flawed in its fitness tracking capabilities, or I received a dud (I’m going to call Apple later to try and find out). I’m curious as to whether other readers have compared the Apple Watch with other fitness trackers, or whether anyone has similar data, reported by the Apple Watch, which just seems wrong.
I agree that motivation is more important than accuracy, but I still believe that the Apple Watch should get it right, especially if other fitness trackers capable of doing so. That said, we know Apple is working hard to improve every aspect of the Watch so I expect to see rapid improvements in all areas including fitness soon.