I just discovered the Health app for my iPhone. Is this right that I’m only burning 1,633 calories after taking over 12,000 steps today? I’m 5’4”, 160lbs.
I guess I thought that I’d burn more calories walking so much today. 1,600 calories is what I get from “sedentary” on most calorie calculators.
McSlappin1407
Even at 5’4 that’s a low bmr and low active
Crrlll
Are you wearing an Apple Watch, or is this just from the iPhone pedometer? I know the watch is much more accurate because it knows your exact heart rate during your activity and resting periods.
But yeah, just getting steps doesn’t mean you burn a ton of active calories. If you picked up the pace (as opposed to light walks), that number would probably be higher. Keep looking at the numbers while you try different things. I love the health app/Apple Watch because I love data. It’s so motivating for me!
beanzodiazepine
FWIW, my Apple Watch underestimates my resting/active energy by a pretty significant amount. I know the general consensus is that fitness trackers tend to overestimate, but it can be off in the opposite direction as well. The best way to measure your TDEE is to track your stats over time.
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It seems like it’s overestimating calories burned from steps to me. Very Well has a decent set of step charts for average activity. As far as your base metabolic rate/TDEE, it seems about right, but you might want to plug your numbers into a TDEE calculator for that.https://www.verywellfit.com/pedometer-steps-to-calories-converter-3882595#toc-height-55-and-under
I guess I thought that I’d burn more calories walking so much today. 1,600 calories is what I get from “sedentary” on most calorie calculators.
Even at 5’4 that’s a low bmr and low active
Are you wearing an Apple Watch, or is this just from the iPhone pedometer? I know the watch is much more accurate because it knows your exact heart rate during your activity and resting periods.
But yeah, just getting steps doesn’t mean you burn a ton of active calories. If you picked up the pace (as opposed to light walks), that number would probably be higher. Keep looking at the numbers while you try different things. I love the health app/Apple Watch because I love data. It’s so motivating for me!
FWIW, my Apple Watch underestimates my resting/active energy by a pretty significant amount. I know the general consensus is that fitness trackers tend to overestimate, but it can be off in the opposite direction as well. The best way to measure your TDEE is to track your stats over time.