Hi, I was wondering when I will see some data in the 'resting calories' section of the health app? I have inputted all my personal data, height, weight,etc...and been using the watch to gather other info, but for some reason this section remains empty?
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Resting calories
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Did you input that data into the Activity app or just the Health app? One thing I've found, and disliked, is that even some of Apple's own apps don't use Health as the central data hub it's designed to be.
That said, resting calories are pretty off in the watch. I had a full body scan as part of a physical today, and my BMR (resting calories) is listed as 1,600. The Activity app gave me nearly 3,000 the other day.
Sorry, meant the apple watch app where your settings are. There's a "Health" tab to give it your basic height/age/weight.
"Activity" gives a resting calories estimate. "Health" has a database for resting calories, also, but I have not seen Activity add data to Health for resting calories.
Frankly, unless you're being constantly monitored and eating a strictly controlled diet where all the variables are always known, it's better to just use this data to plan a rough idea of what you should be consuming/exerting per day. Filling out the green ring on the watch is a good way to do it, so is completing the red move ring. There are some online calculators to help find your base metabolic rate but even that is wonky. Depending on which one you chose, my BMR is 2,050, 1,800, or 1,660cals/day. I know my body fat percentage, so I chose the lowest number and try to eat less than 1,660 calories in a day, or make up for it with exercise.
But like I said, it's rough. Fretting over 10 or 20 calories here or there won't matter because online food databases aren't equivalent to whatever you put on your plate. You can get close, so use that closeness to identify trends and habits instead of minute data.
If you look at the resting calories page then click on "share data" you will see no data sources.
The AW cannot update this graph in the health app if there are no data sources that's why you are seeing no resting calories in the health app.
You cannot add the watch as a resting calories data source.
The AW cannot update this graph in the health app if there are no data sources that's why you are seeing no resting calories in the health app.
You cannot add the watch as a resting calories data source.
Go to the Health App on your phone.
Health Data (bottom button)
Fitness
Resting Calories
Share Data
You will see that Data Sources is empty. IE Nothing is sending resting calorie data to the app.
If you then look at Active Calories and data sources you will see the watch (and maybe some other apps if you have them installed).
Health Data (bottom button)
Fitness
Resting Calories
Share Data
You will see that Data Sources is empty. IE Nothing is sending resting calorie data to the app.
If you then look at Active Calories and data sources you will see the watch (and maybe some other apps if you have them installed).
I'm confused, and pretty sure I've picked up something wrong here, but why does your resting calories fluctuate so much from day to day?
Surely resting calories is the same every day unless you are gaining or losing.
Yes you would think so. Looking at my iPhone activity app, my resting calories are pretty much 2700 per day regardless of exercise or not.
Julian, what is your data source for resting calories in the Health App? Its obviously not coming from the Watch.
I'm also curious Julien as to where (which app) your calorie data is coming from.
I had never looked at it and just added the field and took a screen shoot. I just checked and the data is pulled from my Withings App. Not sure how are why because it is not correct. I also tried some quick research and can't find any documentation about Withings and calculating resting calories.
Not sure why the Health App doesn't calculate resting calories itself.
Looking at your results it would appear the app is inaccurate too. Your resting calories should be similar day in, day out.
Yeah. Even if you were gaining or losing weight every day, this would change your resting calories, however it wouldn't fluctuate as wildly as that graph.