A recent report from consumer group Which? claimed that some fitness trackers are so wildly inaccurate that they could be under- or over-estimating distances by up to 32 percent.
So, is it time to ditch your tracker? And how can you really tell how far you’ve run, or how hard you’ve actually worked, if you leave the house without your possibly-not-so-trusty fitness gadget?
Mark Esteban, an educational coach at Vivobarefoot who’s been working with runners for more than 35 years, says that while he loves technology, he always advises new runners to forget about fitness trackers. “Whether you’re an elite athlete, a beginner, a park-runner or somewhere in between, fun has to be the headline for everyone,”...