Advisory Board April 14, 2023
Although smartwatches and other wearable technology can track health data, the results they provide are not always accurate. However, there are still benefits to using wearables to improve your health and fitness as long as you view them as a “directional arrow rather than a precise measuring tool,” Brian Chen writes for the New York Times.
Is health data from wearable technology accurate?
Currently, smartwatches from Apple and Garmin claim to allow you to measure your VO2max, or the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise. According to exercise experts, the higher your VO2max, the better your cardiovascular health.
Although a traditional VO2max test involves someone wearing multiple sensors while exercising in a lab, you can...
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