Accuracy of the Multisensory Wristwatch Polar Vantage's Estimation of Energy Expenditure in Various Activities: Instrument Validation Study

BackgroundSport watches and fitness trackers provide a feasible way of obtaining energy expenditure (EE) estimations in daily life as well as during exercise. However, today’s popular wrist-worn technologies show only poor-to-moderate EE accuracy. Recently, the invention of optical heart rate measur...

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Main Authors: Gilgen-Ammann, Rahel, Schweizer, Theresa, Wyss, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2019-10-01
Series:JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Online Access:https://mhealth.jmir.org/2019/10/e14534