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Your fitness tracker may overcount calories

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That tiny screen on your wrist heavily inflates your physical achievements. Most wearable step-counters overestimate the calories you burn by massive margins, rewarding you for simply moving your arms while washing dishes. It gives users a wildly inaccurate sense of athletic accomplishment just for existing in a moderately active way.

Your fitness tracker may overcount calories
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