Hi,
I typically work out first thing in the morning. At the beginning of workout, I may start with 20 total calories and zero active calories (for example) but at the end of the workout, my total calories will show 80 more calories burned than my active calories. Why aren't the active and total calories increasing at the same rate during the workout?
Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 6
Hi Fieryjack, Thanks for your response! However, I'm speaking about that 1 hour during which i am exercising. For instance, if I workout from 08:00-09:00, my active calorie count will increase from 0 to 350, but the total calorie count will increase from 10 to 410, which is 50 calories more than my active calories. During that 1 hour, why is the total calorie counter increasing at a higher rate than the active calorie counter? Shouldn't the numbers of calories burned during the workout increase on both counters at the same rate? Thanks again!
Active calories are what you burn when you exercise,inactive calories are what your body burns in order to survive and the total calories is these two figures added together,you will always burn more active calories than inactive calories because you are exercising and pushing your body harder.
No because the harder you exercise you burn more calories and faster too.As you can imagine if you were in a coma your body still burns calories but a very slow place because its doing the bare minimum in which to survive.
Why do active and total calories increase at different rates during workout?
