Difference in move goals

[tl01]

My kids and I are at Disneyland today and my 12 year old is wearing my series 3...it is set up for his height and weight. I am wearing my series 4. We have been walking together all day. My watch says I have burned 250 calories more. Is that because my heart beats more quickly than his? I do feel the series 4 is more generous in getting me to my move goal but this seems to be a huge difference!

 

[tehStickMan]

Yes. The more overweight you are, and the higher your HR, the more calories you burn.

 

[tl01]

Yes. The more overweight you are, and the higher your HR, the more calories you burn.

I have a very healthy heart rate...in the 50s when sleeping and am only about 10 percent overweight. I evecise 5 days a week and do HIIT. I don’t think it is about unhealthy vs healthy body. Lol.

 

[tehStickMan]

I never said healthy or no.

The calories burnt is a calculation performed with the various info: HR, height + weight (hence, BMI), age.

All else being equal, someone who has a 'fatter' BMI will earn more calories burnt in the watch, and in real life - this is fact.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

I never said healthy or no.

The calories burnt is a calculation performed with the various info: HR, height + weight (hence, BMI), age.

All else being equal, someone who has a 'fatter' BMI will earn more calories burnt in the watch, and in real life - this is fact.

Yep, you are bigger I assume, etc, Not complicated.

 

[tl01]

My walking heart rate average is 12 beats per minute slower than his.

I am over 1000 calories for the day and he is almost at 500. Makes no sense. We walked 10 miles.

 

[tehStickMan]

Did you reset the watch completely before giving it to him? If no, then it could have incorrect calibration data.

 

[purpleparrotuk]

As above you both need to recalibrate your watches for your own use.

 

[tl01]

Did you reset the watch completely before giving it to him? If no, then it could have incorrect calibration data.

I did it on both... but will do it again.

 

[purpleparrotuk]

I did it on both... but will do it again.

You then have to do a 20 min walk without your phone to set it up.

 

[tl01]

You then have to do a 20 min walk without your phone to set it up.

We have both done the walk where the watch learns your stride. My series 4 counts calories way quicker than my other watch even when I just exercise on my HIIT trainer at home which doesn’t involve forward motion. I’m going to reset them both in the morning and start fresh.

 

[Deguello]

How much bigger than your 12 year old son are you?

Maybe try plugging your info into online calorie calculators and see what the expected difference is.

 

[TooDarkPark]

It also depends on what wrist you wear the watch on. I am right handed and many times I will wear my watch on my right wrist and it will count up to 300-400 more calories then if I wear it on the left.

 

[tl01]

It also depends on what wrist you wear the watch on. I am right handed and many times I will wear my watch on my right wrist and it will count up to 300-400 more calories then if I wear it on the left.

Crazy! I am wearing my wrist on the same hand I always wear it on though. It is on the same spot on my wrist too...as my tan line is petty bad from wearing my watches since the series 0 was released.

 

[TooDarkPark]

Crazy! I am wearing my wrist on the same hand I always wear it on though. It is on the same spot on my wrist too...as my tan line is petty bad from wearing my watches since the series 0 was released.

I forgot to mention that I will also have 1000-2000+ extra steps when I wear it on my right hand.