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Can someone help me understand steps?

mrjeffl
mrjeffl Posts: 6 Member
edited December 2024 in MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions
I can’t get my head around steps. iPhone Health says I took 15.5k steps today and burned 500cal. The MyFitnessPal app also says I took 15.5k steps but it says I only burned 185cal. Which is right? I’ve connected the 2 apps but the numbers are completely different…
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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,010 Member
    Answer ✓
    Your iPhone is showing you all the active calories you burned. MFP only shows you those active calories that exceed the activity level you chose on MFP.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,010 Member
    edited December 2024 Answer ✓
    mrjeffl wrote: »
    Ah I see! Thankyou!

    does MFP explicitly state anywhere what number of active calories are associated with each fitness level?

    Hm, I don't think so, because it possibly varies depending on your BMR (I think it's a multiplication factor). But you can play around with it by changing your activity level setting to see the difference between each activity level. Even sedentary/ not very active will include a certain number of active calories.
    For me, the difference between each activity level is 260 calories.

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  • mrjeffl
    mrjeffl Posts: 6 Member
    Ah I see! Thankyou!

    does MFP explicitly state anywhere what number of active calories are associated with each fitness level?

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