Watch metric
Calories (Active vs Total)
Usefulness
3/10
· Rarely matters
Calories (Active vs Total) Definition
An estimate of the energy you have burned — active calories from exercise, total calories including everything your body does at rest.
When it helps
As a very loose ballpark, if you track energy at all.
When it doesn't
For driving what you eat. The estimates are too inaccurate to earn your food against.
The common myth
The myth: the calorie count is accurate enough to eat against. The reality: wearable calorie estimates are often out by twenty percent or more.
Calories (Active vs Total) equivelants on Garmin, Coros, Polar, Apple, Fitbit
Garmin, Coros, Polar, Apple, Fitbit
Calories