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Garmin Connect Calories VS. Strava Calories

Hello,

Just curious if anybody else has noticed big discrepancies between calories reported on their Garmin Device vs what Strava gives?

For example, I am using a Garmin Edge 500. ON my bike ride today, it says (as well as on Garmin Connect) I burned 1267 calories. When the track uploads to Strava and Strava does it's thing, it reports back 618 calories. I'm wondering why such a big difference?

For reference, this was a 25 mile bike ride, 690 ft of elevation gain with an average pace of 15 mph. Which sounds more accurate, who to trust?

0 ExploreABitMore over 8 years ago

I should have added that my weight, etc is the same on both platforms. However, I'm not sure Strava takes into account the weight of the bike, which is entered into my Garmin Edge. Can't imagine that would double the calories, though!