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I wonder how the accurate the biometrics even are on things like smarth watches ?
by LandR 3y ago
I wonder how the accurate the biometrics even are on things like smarth watches ?
- tpm 3y agoMany (even recreational) athletes use accurate measurements (heart rate chest bands, power meters integrated into bike cranks, ... continuous glucose monitors).
- noitpmeder 3y agoSure they use them, but almost definitely for infinitely small marginal benefit... Despite what the manufacturers of those products want you to believe.
- tpm 3y agoThey are used to measure performance, not to enhance it, so there is no performance benefit. But if the athletes want to have that information, who are we to judge them? I just use Strava with GPS (no HR monitor, no powermeter or anything else) and I am pretty sure the stats keep me engaged and I would be doing less physical activities without them. If it works like this for someone using their powermeter, why not?
- ddek 3y agoIt's fun to watch numbers go up. No-one thinks that watching numbers go up makes them go up faster. (It probably makes them go up slower in the long run (lol), by encouraging short-term thinking and planning.)