Import “active calories” from Garmin Connect when syncing rides to Strava. I’m getting total calories from GC which is active plus basal calories. GC shows basal, active and total calories (active + basal) for and activity. Other apps report/use active calories, not total. I believe this is what most users would expect and want.
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Import Active Calories from GC, not Total Calories
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+24Hello
The KJ at the top of this workout is “active calories” while the calories labeled lower in the image are active + BMR!
If power data is not present and the 3rd party did not send calories over in the file, then we calculate calories based on speed (grade adjusted), weight, and moving time. If you are seeing something different on your device, it is because we have our own calculation.
Thank you!
+4Yes. The kJ shown is good for “active” calories. However, when syncing with other apps, the calories in the lower panel are what get transferred, not the kJ. So apps that get data from Strava are showing the total calories from GC and not the active calories from GC or the kJ from Strava. This should be changed as I noted in my post, as what all apps and users want is active calories, not total calories.
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