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Active calories not matching activity calories

Former Member
Former Member over 5 years ago

Yesterday I ran 10km and the activity says I burned 600 calories but the the total active calories for the day is only 468. Today I ran 8km and the activity says 486 calories burned but the total active calories is only 407. Is anyone else having similar issues?

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago

    Yes - happens to me with every activity where I'm wearing my device (usually just walks, as for proper training I use a chest strap, since the wrist readings are pretty unreliable). 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

    That is perfectly all right, since calories burned during and activity have actually two parts - the RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate, in other words passive Calories), and the Active Calories, and only the active part goes to the sum of Daily Active Calories.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    I know it’s been a while but did you solve this? I had a bike ride yesterday with 2200kcal active calories burned and 2650kcal total (incl RMR). In the calorie in/out counter I was only credited 1600kcal active for whatever reason…

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 1 year ago in reply to dmartin20

    Nope, I just tried to bring this issue up to Garmin in chat today and they kept giving me links to view my calories.

    I biked this morning and it clearly read 620 calories burned. And with zero calories burned in my "active" day, when this workout was added it, it only added 580.