Runtastic confusion

Delldgm
Delldgm Posts: 27 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Ok so can someone explain to me why according to runtastic I burnt more calories doing 1.7 Kms in 32 mins than doing 1.9 Kms iin 30 mins. I know it's not much, I'm just curious really. I would have thought the longer/faster in less time would burn more calories. I like to know how this calorie burning stuff is working

Thanks

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  • MissMormie
    MissMormie Posts: 359 Member
    In general speed doesn't matter too much for your burn while running, distance does (Except of course, you take less time burning the same amount).

    So running 2 miles in 30 minutes should burn the same as 2 miles in 20 minutes. Which makes your results weird. Did you alter your weight between the two runs for example?
  • ElliInJapan
    ElliInJapan Posts: 286 Member
    Runtastic counts calories even if you don't move (I once left it on overnight and had 2000+calories "burned"). And you're right, the slower you walk, the more calories per km it counts. Personally I use it to track my mileage but I don't pay much attention to the calories burned.

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