Calorie Count increased

Former Member
Former Member

I noticed recently my calories (active and total) are higher than normal.  My workout routine hasn't changed and neither has my daily non-workout activity.  My total calorie count on a normal workout day went from 2,700 calories (~730 active) to 3,000 calories (~993 active).  Same workouts, same distance, same average heart rate, same pace, etc.  I've checked my heart rate during non-workout time, and it doesn't seem to have changed either.  The only thing that changed is that I had a birthday and am now 49 years old.  Is there some sort of impact to calorie count from age? And why would an odd year like 49 make a difference.  

I have a Fenix 5.  I just had to upgrade to the beta version of software to fix a calibration issue for the treadmill, so I am on software version 14.77, but I was having the issue before moving to the beta and was on version 14.2.