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Underestimates calories

5819876 over 2 years ago

My burned calories are heavily underestimated. The difference between Garmin Venu Sq 2 and my previous Polar Vantage V are hughe. Anyone else experiencing this as well? On an active day, the difference lays in about 700 calories...

0 trux over 2 years ago

5819876 said:
The difference between Garmin Venu Sq 2 and my previous Polar Vantage V are hughe.

The question is which one is right. Each of the companies uses their own method, and own algorithms. Only if you do a lab calorimetric test, you'll know which of the devices is closer to the truth.

Garmin's Calories are based principally on the heart-rate. Especially the Resting HR has a very important impact on the calculation of Active Calories, so make sure you wear the watch during sleep, in order that it can detect the RHR correctly.