Re: Burning calories Question
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:19 am
My husband just bought me a Garmin smart watch and it has been fun to track activities and calories (fully aware that these devices can be significantly off). Supposedly I burn about 400-500 calories sleeping (I am a very wiggly sleeper). Amazingly I accumulate nearly 2-3 miles a day simply be doing regular chores, shopping, cleaning, etc. My 3-4 mile dog walks supposedly burn about 700 calories. My "non-exercise" calorie burn exceed my exercise calorie burn unless I do an all-day hike. I guess this really reinforces the idea that being sedentary is a big factor in weight gain. Backpacking puts us in an environment without chairs, which makes us more active even when we are not actually walking.I have yet to see how many calories I burn for a day of yard work or gardening.
Another observation; my I-phone records less miles than the Garmin watch. We have several zones where I walk where cell coverage is poor. I think the I-phone looses miles when switching from cell tracking to satellite tracking. But the I really do not understand how the I-phone calculates its miles. Unfortunately the Garmin watch I have does not have enough battery power to use as a GPS to track my miles while backpacking, unless I buy a solar charger, so I will not be using it to track backpacking.
Another observation; my I-phone records less miles than the Garmin watch. We have several zones where I walk where cell coverage is poor. I think the I-phone looses miles when switching from cell tracking to satellite tracking. But the I really do not understand how the I-phone calculates its miles. Unfortunately the Garmin watch I have does not have enough battery power to use as a GPS to track my miles while backpacking, unless I buy a solar charger, so I will not be using it to track backpacking.