This is interesting. It shouldn’t be that much difference even if it’s using your phone when you brought it along.
Could you check your data source on Steps in Health. What’s the data source for it looks like?
For devices, it shows my watch & iPhone. Is there more information in the drill-down menu's you were interested in seeing?
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Is the watch registering the swinging of the arm it's on, while the phone is just registering the forward movement?
I make a point to walk with nothing in my left hand, allowing it to swing freely as I walk (arm with watch on it).
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Are you sure that this is always the same walk? Is the distance the same? Is the pace/time you spent walking roughly the same? Avg Heart Rate?
Yes, there are significantly more calories detected when you leav your phone at home. But the thing which seems really odd to me is, that the variance between the walks (comparing the two walks with/without phone against each other) is huge.
I normally do the same walk every evening (3.2km in total or 2miles) and my burned calories are always roughly within 15 calories. Pace/time is also roughly the same (+/- 1 or 2 minutes) and distances varies by about 100m. I always take the phone with me.
I've never seen such a huge varancie in my walks under the same conditions (377 vs. 432 in your case).
It could well be that having the phone with you or not is a factor but my first assumption seeing the data is, that the total time of your walk is different in all 4 cases.
Yes, the walk is always the same. I walk a sidewalk from my home, to a paved walking trail. I take the same path every time.
I am in my 50s and overweight, and not in the best shape. My walk time varies some depending on how rested I am, and frankly, how strong I'm feeling that morning. I also am walking my dog, so there are sometimes delays to clean up after him, or sometimes chat with another dog owner along the way. He also wanders side to side, so I'm not always in the center of the path. But I would not expect that to contribute to any significant variation in distance or effort.
The path follows an arroyo both directions, so it's a gradual decline going down, and incline going back. But nothing crazy.
My times in the sample provided were 67:41, 66:17, 71:16, 81:23 minutes respectively. I recall stopping to chat with another dog owner on the last day. The last day was a couple hours later in the morning, so would have been warmer outside. The others are all between roughly 6am & 7am.
Average heart rate is generally getting lower each day (I've been at this for a few weeks now).
Interesting observations in the replies. I appreciate the feedback.
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What model Apple Watch do you have? Series 0, 1, 2, or 3?
It is a Series 2.
