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Calorie Discrepancy Between Garmin Connect and My Fitness Pal

Former Member over 5 years ago

I have a constant discrepancy between Garmin Connect and MyFitnessPal in the calories burned for an exercise. I did a 11 mile run yesterday and burned 1428 calories according to Garmin Connect app that is linked to my Garmin 645 watch but the My Fitness Pal app said I only burned 1243 calories under the exercise tab. Which one is more accurate or correct. My weigh and height in both apps match. Am I missing something or do I have to adjust something in the setting for My Fitness Pal.

0 trux over 5 years ago

If you refer to the value of Activity Calories in Garmin Connect, then you should be aware that it is the total of calories burned during the activity. It means the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) for the time of the activity + the active calories. I believe that MFP displays only the active calories (excluding BMR).