Q: why are my apple watch steps and calories significantly lower than my fitbit count?

Hi

Apple Watch displays Active Energy (calories) on the watch, rather than total calories.

To help improve the accuracy of steps, calories and other estimations:

• Check that your personal information is accurate:
  • On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > Health > check and, if necessary, edit your birthdate, gender, height and weight.

• Calibrate your Apple Watch - this will improve the accuracy of health and activity related estimations including:
  • Calorie estimations for workouts when using the Workout app.
  • Calorie, distance, Move and Exercise estimations in the Activity App.

More information:

Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support

Use the Activity app on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Use the Workout app on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Hi Jonathan,

Why when I edit my Health Settings on my iPhone (entering my age, weight, etc) and tap 'Done" does it never save them? Despite aggressive running activity, my Watch never gets higher than 400 calories burnt - which is way low.