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研究:市售智慧手錶測量運動熱量存在15%至25%誤差
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研究:市售智慧手錶測量運動熱量存在15%至25%誤差

佛羅里達國際大學研究指出,智慧手錶對運動消耗熱量的估算存在明顯誤差,且體脂率越高越不準確。

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美國佛羅里達國際大學研究發現,市售智慧手錶對運動熱量消耗的估算存在15%至25%的典型誤差,體脂率越高測量越不準確,研究人員提醒僅宜作為趨勢參考。

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佛羅里達國際大學團隊針對58名成年人進行測試,比較4款智慧手錶與實驗室代謝分析儀的數據。

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許多民眾透過智慧手錶掌握運動狀況,追蹤熱量消耗。

運動結束後看到智慧手錶顯示燃燒幾百大卡,先別急著大吃一頓犒賞自己。美國佛羅里達國際大學(Florida International University)研究發現,市售智慧手錶對運動熱量消耗的估算可能存在明顯誤差,典型誤差約15%至25%,而且體脂率越高,測量結果往往越不準確。研究人員提醒,手錶上的卡路里數字比較適合當成參考,而非精確數值。研究結果已刊登於《PLOS One》。

綜合外媒報導,佛羅里達國際大學的研究團隊找來58名成年人進行測試,並記錄受試者的膚色、身高及體脂率等資料。受試者使用臥式腳踏車測功儀(recumbent cycle ergometer),交替進行中等及高強度運動,同時佩戴Apple Watch Series 8、Fitbit Sense 2、Samsung Galaxy Watch 5及Garmin Forerunner 955,再以實驗室使用的COSMED K5代謝分析儀測量實際能量消耗,藉此比較4款裝置的準確度。

結果顯示,各款智慧手錶估算熱量消耗都存在一定程度誤差,典型誤差約落在15%至25%。其中Garmin Forerunner 955與Samsung Galaxy Watch 5高估熱量消耗的情況最明顯,Apple Watch Series 8的高估幅度則相對較小。

Fitbit Sense 2的情況較為特殊。在排除異常值後,其平均偏差並未達統計顯著,但測試期間約13%的估算結果被認為不合理。若將這些異常結果納入考量,Fitbit的表現反而會大幅惡化,因此研究人員認為相關結果需要謹慎解讀。

研究另一項重要發現是,誤差與體脂率存在明顯關聯。受試者體脂率越高,裝置估算熱量消耗的誤差往往也越大。至於原因,目前研究團隊尚無定論,可能涉及測量血流的感測技術,也可能與各家廠商將生理數據換算成能量消耗的演算法有關。

值得注意的是,研究並未發現不同膚色受試者的測量誤差存在明顯差異。不過,這項研究樣本僅58人,且全為西語裔(Hispanic),涵蓋族群相對單一,加上測試僅採用單一運動模式,因此相關結果能否適用於更廣泛人口,以及跑步、游泳、重量訓練等其他運動,仍有待未來擴大樣本及納入更多元族群與運動類型進一步驗證。

研究主要作者、運動科學家Jason Kostrna直言,不能把智慧手錶顯示的燃燒熱量當成數字,因為每週累積下來可能相差數百大卡,甚至讓使用者以為自己處於「熱量赤字」,實際上卻可能已攝取超過消耗。

不過,研究團隊強調,這並不代表智慧手錶沒有用處。Kostrna建議,與其執著單次運動究竟燃燒多少卡路里,不如利用穿戴裝置長期觀察自己的運動趨勢,並將相關數據視為幫助改善運動習慣的參考工具。

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  • 不同運動模式(如跑步、游泳)的誤差是否不同?
  • 未來是否會擴大族群樣本進行驗證?

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