To see where I'm fining this data, go in Garmin Connect on a PC, click on the three parallel bars, select Steps, scroll down, then click Activities. I am using a 235 watch with 3.20 installed.
Today I ran 16 miles. It shows that coming out to 25,950 steps, burning 1,218 active calories, and the distance shows 16.02 miles.
Then I look at Daily Steps. The number of just steps I walk around outside of the run. Today it shows 3,356. This sounds about right based on past days activities and considering it is mid-afternoon.
However, it shows those 3,356 steps burned 508 active calories (almost half of what the 16-mile run burned) and the distance shows 7.83 miles. This is clearly wrong. Most days I walk around 6,000 total steps. It ends up being around 3 miles, give or take. I don't think there is any possible way this number of steps could amount to 7.83 miles! I did not turn off the activity tracker or make any adjustments to my watch. Right before my run, I just stared my timer and took off.
I have called Garmin about this a couple of times, but they sort of listen, but don't have any real insights or solutions. I would like to hear if anyone else is having this same issue. The main drawback for me right now is that I am trying to track calories in and out. I believe in this case, it is overstating the calories I burned while strolling around in the house.
