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Tracker measuring calories while it is off my wrist?

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‎04-29-2017 11:10

‎04-29-2017 11:10

I took off my blaze to charge. While it was off my wrist, approximately 1.5 hours, th calorie count increased by 175 calories. How is this possible?

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‎04-29-2017 19:29

‎04-29-2017 19:29

Fitbit uses your stats to estimate your Base Metabolic Rate (BMR), those calories that you burn just to keep alive. You can check the web for various sites that give BMR estimates and you can check that against what Fibit estimates. For those that use Fitbit to estimate calorie usage for weight control this is important to know in order to know ones total calorie expenditure. If you are interested in tracking calorie expenditure for specific activities then you can either count on the auto activity tracker or manually track the specific activity.

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Warren | Cincinnati, OH

Versa Lite, Ionic, Charge3, Inspire HR, Blaze(retired), Alta( retired),- Pixel 3

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