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Calorie burn whilst running

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‎05-27-2019 23:59 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 15:47 by Fitbit Moderator

‎05-27-2019 23:59 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 15:47 by Fitbit Moderator

I’ve noticed that my calorie burn for running is 1cal/minute... is this right? All my google searches suggest that it should be more like 10cals/min...

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‎05-28-2019 10:21

‎05-28-2019 10:21

@RunRaeRun Welcome to the Fitbit Community! I hope you're doing well!

 

Let me help you with your caloric burn while running. How are you recording your activities? Are you manually logging them or is it being recorded with your tracker? You can enter your own caloric burn if you wish when manually logging your activities. For exercises recorded by your tracker make sure it is detecting not only your movement but also the heart rate. I suggest you clean the back of your device with cotton and rubbing alcohol and restart it. Turn the heart rate off, save and sync then turn it on save and sync again. Also check these tips to improve the heart rate reading on your device.

 

Let me know how it goes.

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‎05-28-2019 13:14

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‎05-28-2019 13:14

This is something I encounter both when I select a run activity and on auto recognised. I’ve turned the heart rate off and on, will see if this helps. It just seems odd to have the setting at 1cal/min burn for tracked exercise.
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