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Originally Posted by kermitology
So this morning, I rode 16km in 40 minutes. I used my Apple Watch activity app as well as Strava. Strava decided that I burned 216 calories, and Apple had me at around 500. Using an average HR of 130 BPM and my age and weight, I get around 500 in a calculator. WTF Strava!
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After I upload most of my activities, I am similarly left with a "WTF Strava! moment, albeit for what seems to be the exact opposite reason as yours.
Cycling is tricky though isn't it for calculating calories without some kind of power meter, no?
For my return home one day, I only rode 13km on a pretty flat to downhill route. I actually had my brakes on most of the time because I was trying not to get too far ahead of my son. There is no way that was 463 calories effort. I mean, I am in okay shape but I felt like I didn't expend any effort there.
Speed 12.7km/h
Avg Heart Rate 116bpm
Calories 463
Elapsed Time 1:07:40