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I work in a hospital and I’ve seen multiple people wear their watches on their upper arms., almost near the bicep. How accurate is this for heart rate or steps or whatever? Could you wear it on your ankle and how accurate would that be?

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[–] eskie146@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

As it’s not designed for that, I’d say pretty off for heart rate. Movement probably close, but as you’re not working out with it where you’re looking for high accuracy in heart rate and motion, probably good enough for use without another option. I’d think upper arm may be more accurate than ankle. And avoid the risk of kicking your own watch if you stand up funny uncrossing your legs.