Active vs total calories

When I use the indoor cycle tracker on the workout app. My active calories and my total aren’t same. I keep reading totals include resting calories, but If I’m continuously moving why would it be different?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on Jul 11, 2021 11:19 AM

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Jul 11, 2021 11:38 AM in response to Dzietor18

Thats because Active Calories = Total Calories – Basal Metabolic Rate. So active does not include your baseline calorie burn when you are resting.

See here for more details.

https://www.cultofmac.com/683953/apple-watch-active-calories-burned/

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