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Active or total calories?

bethp4838
bethp4838 Posts: 4 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, when logging exercise in daily log, should we enter active calories or total calories for an exercise? And what’s the difference between the two?
Thanks!

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,987 Member
    You should only log active calories: total calories includes your BMR (calories burned being alive), which is already included in MFP's calorie goal - you don't want to double count those.
  • bethp4838
    bethp4838 Posts: 4 Member
    Thx!! That’s what I thought but wanted confirmation!

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