Apple Watch calorie counting??

I recently got an apple watch and I went to check how many calories I burnt the past few days. HOW did I burn 3402kcal in a day and how is it possible that I did 12h11m of exercise? Also, what do idle hours mean under Stand?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 7

Posted on Jun 5, 2021 9:11 AM

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Jun 5, 2021 9:15 AM in response to afzulul

An idle hour is an hour in which your watch was being worn, but did not recognise movement that indicated that you stood up and moved around for at least one minute during that hour.

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