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Calories burned seems too low

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‎01-04-2019 14:06 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 18:22 by Fitbit Moderator

‎01-04-2019 14:06 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 18:22 by Fitbit Moderator

Just wondering if there is a problem with my tracker or with my perception of burning calories.  I can do a casual walk for 50min,  not reach peak HR, 23 min in cardio, 25 min fat burn and burn 227 calories (5 calories per minute) and I can do a 49 minute workout High intensity with 20 min peak, 20 min cardio, 7 min fat burn and only burn 273 calories (again at 5 calories per minute).   

 

It it seems that I don’t burn much more by working out hard and why do I only burn the same number of calories per hour when my heart rate is obviously higher for longer?

 

im confused.

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‎01-06-2019 08:07

‎01-06-2019 08:07

@Steph13579 Welcome to the Fitbit Community! It's great to have you here! Sorry to hear that you see a discrepancy on your caloric burn calculation. Your caloric burn is based on your personal information (age, weight, height, etc.), movement or activity detected and your heart rate. You can check your information to see if everything is correct and read more about the matter here.

 

Let me know how it goes!

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