Calorie consumption - huge difference

Yesterday I went snowshoeing for approx. 2 hrs. My Fenix 5X displays a calorie consumption of 949, while the Garmin Connect website and Garmin Connect app displays 1656. Why is there such a huge difference. My understanding is that both the Fenix 5X device and the Garmin Connect website/app should be using the same algorithms to calculate the total calorie consumption.

Either the device or the Garmin Connect website/app is far off when calculating the calorie consumption, but which one of them?
Anyone experiencing the same issue?

0 AllanOlesen67 over 7 years ago

You have to be more specific. Which type of calories, reported where on the Garmin Connect website? There are all kinds of calories on the Garmin Connect website.

0 mcalista over 7 years ago

1656 calories in 2 hours would require a very high level of fitness to pull off. 949 in 2 hours for a recreational activity would seem more realistic.