Has anyone else experienced a sudden decrease in calories burned on the apple watch?

I've been using the apple watch to track multiple work types: outdoor walks, peloton rides and tennis. All of a sudden I noticed that the number of calories burned for all three workout types has decreased by 30%. This happened over night and at the same time that I switched from iphone 12 pro to iphone 14 pro. Not sure what is going on. I've read several articles and made sure all the correct settings are turned on. Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Oct 26, 2022 08:54 AM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2022 02:28 PM

Hi Lucky_sharms7,


Try the steps in the following link since tracking workouts and calories burned seem slightly off. Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support


In order to perform the troubleshooting actions that we recommended via the article above, please read through and complete the steps in the section titled "Calibrate your Apple Watch."


1) While wearing your Apple Watch, go to a flat, open outdoor area that offers good GPS reception and clear skies. 

2) If you have Apple Watch Series 2 or later, you just need your Apple Watch. If you have Apple Watch Series 1 or earlier, bring your iPhone for GPS. Hold your iPhone in your hand, or wear it on an armband or waistband.

3) Open the Workout app. To start, tap Outdoor Walk or Outdoor Run. To set a goal before starting, tap the ... icon.

4) Walk or run at your normal pace for about 20 minutes.

If you don't have time to finish the workout, you can complete 20 minutes over multiple outdoor Workout sessions. If you work out at different speeds, you should also calibrate for 20 minutes at each of the speeds that you walk or run.

Whenever you walk or run outside using the above steps, your Apple Watch continues to calibrate the accelerometer by learning your stride length at different speeds. Calibration can also improve the accuracy of your calorie calculations in the Workout app, and the calorie, distance, Move, and Exercise calculations in the Activity app. 


The reason why we’re recommending the steps above is because calibrating your Apple Watch can help to improve the accuracy of your calorie measurements and workouts.


If you’re still experiencing the same issue, reach back out to the community for more help.


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.


Cheers!

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Oct 28, 2022 02:28 PM in response to Lucky_sharms7

Hi Lucky_sharms7,


Try the steps in the following link since tracking workouts and calories burned seem slightly off. Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support


In order to perform the troubleshooting actions that we recommended via the article above, please read through and complete the steps in the section titled "Calibrate your Apple Watch."


1) While wearing your Apple Watch, go to a flat, open outdoor area that offers good GPS reception and clear skies. 

2) If you have Apple Watch Series 2 or later, you just need your Apple Watch. If you have Apple Watch Series 1 or earlier, bring your iPhone for GPS. Hold your iPhone in your hand, or wear it on an armband or waistband.

3) Open the Workout app. To start, tap Outdoor Walk or Outdoor Run. To set a goal before starting, tap the ... icon.

4) Walk or run at your normal pace for about 20 minutes.

If you don't have time to finish the workout, you can complete 20 minutes over multiple outdoor Workout sessions. If you work out at different speeds, you should also calibrate for 20 minutes at each of the speeds that you walk or run.

Whenever you walk or run outside using the above steps, your Apple Watch continues to calibrate the accelerometer by learning your stride length at different speeds. Calibration can also improve the accuracy of your calorie calculations in the Workout app, and the calorie, distance, Move, and Exercise calculations in the Activity app. 


The reason why we’re recommending the steps above is because calibrating your Apple Watch can help to improve the accuracy of your calorie measurements and workouts.


If you’re still experiencing the same issue, reach back out to the community for more help.


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.


Cheers!

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