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Pedometer GPS calorie count readings.

JeepBaja
JeepBaja Posts: 1,824 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
On Friday nights I BBQ for our local high school football team. Yeah, I know... but I do consider these five BBQ Friday's a "Cheat Day" :)

ANYWAY, I track my movements for the day and I had 380 minutes of very slow activity. I am talking about .7 miles and 1326 steps. During this time I am standing the whole entire time and moving around between the BBQ pit and all. I use "All-In Pedometer" on my iPhone and track pretty much any movements throughout the day. The Pedometer claimed I burned 1538 calories during this time. Is that really true?

I use the Pedometer as a reference point. I don't eat extra because of the calorie count. Matter of fact I had just under 1600 calories for this "Cheat Day" when I am allowed at least 1800 and this doesn't include the 148 minutes of walking 1.3 miles at work (which only burned 529 calories.

So is it really possible to lose 1538 calories over 380 minutes of light movement?
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