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Counting Steps while sitting down

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‎04-17-2020 01:15

‎04-17-2020 01:15

Hi All, 

I bought my FitBit Versa 2 2 days ago. I am noticing this morning that while in my office job I haven't moved from my chair but I have apparently walked 200 steps. It also says I have burned 580 calories today so far when all I have done was drive to work and sat down in work since 8am. I find this is extremely not likely. I did a 3km walk yesterday and only bunt 150 kcal so I find this is totally wrong. Please could someone assist me with this matter ? Slightly confused about this. There is no way I burned 580kcal this morning sitting down in work the last 1.5hr.

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‎04-17-2020 01:23

‎04-17-2020 01:23

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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‎04-17-2020 01:23

‎04-17-2020 01:23

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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‎07-25-2022 21:20

In response to SteveH

‎07-25-2022 21:20

That didn’t address why Fitbit counts steps while not taking steps. My charge 5 likes to count hundreds of steps while I’m MEDITAING. I’m not taking steps, I’m not even moving my body or the wrist my Fitbit is on. But counts hundreds of steps during a 20-60 minute meditation time. 

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