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Only ~ 70 Active Calories for 10000 steps

Hi there,

I recently got a Garmin Forerunner 245 and I have noticed that my calories burned from doing 10000 steps is very low. (Note: this is not tracked activity but just steps accumulated throughout the day)

My stats are:

  • height: 5.3"
  • weight: 130lbs
  • age: 25
  • resting HR: 46

Is it possible that I really only burn an additional 70 calories for walking 10000 steps compared to not moving all day? Could it be that this value is so low due to my low resting HR (my average HR when walking around is between 65 and 70)?  Are there any settings I could change to make this more accurate? (I checked the basic settings, height, weight, etc. and they are all correct)

I would very much appreciate your opinions, thank you!

Gabriella