Calorie burn has become synonymous with how good a workout is, yet number of calories burned is not the same for anyone. How can this be? Well, it’s extremely hard to measure calories lost since everyone has different genetics and lives differently. Cardio machines and fitness wearables (like FitBit and the Apple Watch) are popular ways to gauge how many calories you burn yet research shows both are inaccurate at measuring energy expenditure.

Calorie burn has become synonymous with how good a workout is, yet number of calories burned is not the same for anyone. How can this be? Well, it’s extremely hard to measure calories lost since everyone has different genetics and lives differently. Cardio machines and fitness wearables (like FitBit and the Apple Watch) are popular ways to gauge how many calories you burn yet research shows both are inaccurate at measuring energy expenditure.

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