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Charge 2 showing calories burn when not being worn

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‎03-16-2019 14:31 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 16:45 by Fitbit Moderator

‎03-16-2019 14:31 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 16:45 by Fitbit Moderator

why is my Fitbit charge 2 show 1,186 cals burned today And I have not had it on since Wednesday and Still don’t have it on my arm ?  

 

 

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‎03-16-2019 14:44 - last edited on ‎03-25-2019 11:53 by Fitbit Moderator

‎03-16-2019 14:44 - last edited on ‎03-25-2019 11:53 by Fitbit Moderator

Hello and welcome to the forums @SunsetRunner 

 

Your Fitbit knows you're alive and moving. Burned calories happen simply because you're breathing and it doesn't have to be on your arm to count them. This article on burned calories may help you. click to read

 

What you're seeing is normal and won't make any difference with your step statistics.

Stepping in the U.S.A. since September 2013. Android 14

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‎03-16-2019 14:44 - last edited on ‎03-25-2019 11:53 by Fitbit Moderator

‎03-16-2019 14:44 - last edited on ‎03-25-2019 11:53 by Fitbit Moderator

Hello and welcome to the forums @SunsetRunner 

 

Your Fitbit knows you're alive and moving. Burned calories happen simply because you're breathing and it doesn't have to be on your arm to count them. This article on burned calories may help you. click to read

 

What you're seeing is normal and won't make any difference with your step statistics.

Stepping in the U.S.A. since September 2013. Android 14

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‎05-06-2019 00:11

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‎05-06-2019 00:11

I find that answer very difficult to believe.  I burned “481” calories in my sleep ? How does my charge 3 know I’m breathing and not died ? Seriously thinking of changing brands because had so many things that are totally wrong on here. Like yesterday I was in a car for 210 miles yet I walked 700 steps and went up 28 flights of stairs 😕 

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‎05-06-2019 03:28

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‎05-06-2019 03:28

Several hundred calories burned during sleep is quite normal but the idea takes some getting used to.

 

There are BMR calculators available online where you can put in your details (age, weight etc) and it will calculate your daily calorie burn from just keeping your body alive. Hopefully, checking these against the fitbit calculations will help ease your mind.

 

Fitbit's comments on BMR calories can be found at https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1381

 

Sadly, getting steps and floors tracked when driving is one of fitbit's weaknesses where it misinterprets a bumpy ride into steps. If it is too much to ignore then the following help file explains how to remove them: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1306

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