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Versa calories burned during activity

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‎08-21-2018 05:29

‎08-21-2018 05:29

I just noticed that on my stats from a recent run, fitbit said I burned a total of 280 calories for 39 minutes. It also says I was burning 5.2 calories per minute. Shouldn't my total only be around 208? Where did the other 70 calories come from? 

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‎08-21-2018 05:40 - edited ‎08-21-2018 05:51

‎08-21-2018 05:40 - edited ‎08-21-2018 05:51

The per minute figure is an average. You typically burn more at the peak of an activity and an avg/min is lower. Remember too there is a "baseline" of calories your body burns without activity - typically 100 per hour based on your height/weight/gender to pump blood, breath, etc,

Check out the 39 minute activity chart on your fitbit page from a computer. If you click "more detail" on the chart, a Java scroll allows you to mouse through the activity line. The bottom detail is the ever changing calories per minute. Hope this helps better explain, keep moving.

 

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‎08-21-2018 05:40 - edited ‎08-21-2018 05:51

‎08-21-2018 05:40 - edited ‎08-21-2018 05:51

The per minute figure is an average. You typically burn more at the peak of an activity and an avg/min is lower. Remember too there is a "baseline" of calories your body burns without activity - typically 100 per hour based on your height/weight/gender to pump blood, breath, etc,

Check out the 39 minute activity chart on your fitbit page from a computer. If you click "more detail" on the chart, a Java scroll allows you to mouse through the activity line. The bottom detail is the ever changing calories per minute. Hope this helps better explain, keep moving.

 

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WmChapman | TX

Ionic, Versa, Blaze, Surge, Charge 2, 3 SE, AltaHR, Flex2, Ace, Aria, iPhoneXR "Every fitbit counts"

Be sure to visit Fitbit help if more help is needed.

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