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Calorie accuracy

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‎12-28-2019 00:09

‎12-28-2019 00:09

Hi. I got a Versa 2 yesterday so new to how they work, it's also my first ever fitbit. I wore it in bed to see how I slept and I'm in bed looking at the device and its telling me I've walked 9 steps and burned nearly 500 calories. I'm assuming this is inaccurate as I thought it only tracked calories you burn through exercise?

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‎12-28-2019 01:33

‎12-28-2019 01:33

No, that's not quite right.

 

As well as tracking calories burned through activity your fitbit also tracks your BMR calories. These are the calories you burn just keeping your body alive (even when asleep). They are calculated from your profile settings for age, height, weight etc so you needn't be wearing your fitbit to get them. What you are seeing includes the total BMR calories burned since midnight

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‎12-28-2019 01:33

‎12-28-2019 01:33

No, that's not quite right.

 

As well as tracking calories burned through activity your fitbit also tracks your BMR calories. These are the calories you burn just keeping your body alive (even when asleep). They are calculated from your profile settings for age, height, weight etc so you needn't be wearing your fitbit to get them. What you are seeing includes the total BMR calories burned since midnight

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‎12-28-2019 01:38

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‎12-28-2019 01:38

Ah, I see. That makes sense, thanks for replying.
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