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‎07-31-2021 09:58

‎07-31-2021 09:58

Calories not counting correctly got my husband to wear my watch to the gym his smart watch said 653 cals and mine said 345 so nearly half thought I wasn't working out hard enough lol has this happened to anyone and how do I fix it thanx 

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‎07-31-2021 10:39

‎07-31-2021 10:39

Wearing another person's watch should not be expected to give accurate calorie burn for a few reasons.  The biggest: body weight is a big factor in calorie burn.  Do you and your husband weight the same?

Also age,sex, max heart rate, and resting heart rate are factors in calorie burn calculation.

If you truly wanted to test his wearing your watch, you would have to create a separate Fitbit account for him with all his information - weight, age, sex, etc.

 

Assuming he weight more than you do, that alone would lead to bigger calorie burn on his smart watch set for his physical characteristics.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎07-31-2021 10:59

In response to JohnnyRow

‎07-31-2021 10:59

Yeah we just said that mine was way off as we were doing the same workout
and getting really different calories I know its not exactly arrucate just
wondering if anyone else had the same problem thanx
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