Comprehensive comparison of Apple Watch and Fitbit monitors in a free-living setting.

Yang BaiConnie TompkinsNancy M GellDakota DioneTao ZhangWonwoo Byun

Published in: PloS one (2021)

All three consumer monitors estimated step counts fairly accurately, and both the Charge2 and Apple2 reported reasonable heart rate estimation. However, all monitors substantially underestimated MVPA in free-living settings.

Keyphrases

heart rate
heart rate variability
blood pressure
health information
social media