you don't burn calories during your workout

15 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief video segment, the speaker warns that wrist‑worn calorie‑tracking watches can be dramatically inaccurate—up to about 90% error—so a reported burn of 500–1,000 calories may actually be only half that amount. He explains that relying on these inflated numbers can lead viewers to consume extra calories, which quickly erases any calorie deficit created by the workout. The segment concludes by reaffirming the common fitness adage that you cannot out‑train a poor diet, emphasizing that nutrition outweighs exercise when it comes to weight management.

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And if you wear a watch to track how many calories you burn during your workout, it can be inaccurate, up to 90% inaccurate. So really, if let's say your workout burned 500 calories or 1,000 calories, you maybe burned half of that if you're lucky. But if you end up eating 1,000 more calories, you're just taking yourself out of the calorie deficit. So the old saying, you can't out-train a bad diet, that is mainly true.