My BMR in The Apple Activity App on my iphone 14 and apple watch series 8 are ridiculously high

My BMR shows twenty thousand + calories. This just started yesterday and it had been working fine before. I thought I found the problem when I went to apple health and corrected my weight. Some how my weight was listed as over 2000 pounds. I changed it to my actual weight of 173 pounds. But The BMR did not change. Is there away to reset your BMR.

Posted on Aug 26, 2023 12:08 PM

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The basal rate should recalculate after correcting the error in personal details.

I would start by force restarting the Watch and paired iPhone at the same time:-

Force restart the Watch

i.e. press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo. 

Then while Watch is restarting, force Restart the paired iphone   Force restart iPhone – Apple Support (UK) 


Test it for a day. If it is still misbehaving...

Unpair and set up again, takes about 20 minutes.

 Unpair and erase your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 


Set up your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 

If no remedy, unpair again and setup without restoring the backup. You will lose little.



Posted on Aug 27, 2023 12:46 AM

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Aug 27, 2023 12:46 AM in response to grady287

The basal rate should recalculate after correcting the error in personal details.

I would start by force restarting the Watch and paired iPhone at the same time:-

Force restart the Watch

i.e. press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo. 

Then while Watch is restarting, force Restart the paired iphone   Force restart iPhone – Apple Support (UK) 


Test it for a day. If it is still misbehaving...

Unpair and set up again, takes about 20 minutes.

 Unpair and erase your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 


Set up your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 

If no remedy, unpair again and setup without restoring the backup. You will lose little.



My BMR in The Apple Activity App on my iphone 14 and apple watch series 8 are ridiculously high

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