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How do get only active calories from Garmin into Strava

  • February 27, 2025
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How do I get active calories from Garmin Connect when syncing rides to Strava?  I’m getting total calories from GC which is active plus basal calories.   Other apps report/use active calories, not total. I did some searching having found this being resolved.  Has it been?

Best answer by Emily_A

​@Jana_S correct! However, we don’t have a separate field on activities or elsewhere that differentiates “active calories” from “calories.” Ultimately what is surfaced as “calories” depends on the upload partner and how they’ve instrumented. 

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    • Emily_ACommunity Manager
    • April 1, 2025

    Hi ​@Saddlesaur, Strava doesn’t use active calories. Strava shows Calories as they were provided to us by upload partners.

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    • Jana_S
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    • April 1, 2025

    ​@Emily_A actually, it probably depends on the integration settings on your side. For example AW (native Workout app) activities include data for both total & active calories, and Strava correctly uses the active calories in the import. So it sounds like some discrepancy across device types integration..?

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    • Emily_ACommunity Manager
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    • April 1, 2025

    ​@Jana_S correct! However, we don’t have a separate field on activities or elsewhere that differentiates “active calories” from “calories.” Ultimately what is surfaced as “calories” depends on the upload partner and how they’ve instrumented. 

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    • Saddlesaur
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    • April 2, 2025

    OK.  This is syncing data with Garmin, which has resting, active and total calories for an activity.  How do I get Strava to sync active calories instead of total?  I’m pretty sure this is what everybody wants, and what is the norm in most all apps. 

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    • Emily_ACommunity Manager
    • April 8, 2025

    ​@Saddlesaur appreciate the feedback. Please submit an Idea so our team can consider your request. 

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