What is the difference in "active calories" and "total calories?"

In tracking workout data on the Apple watch, what is the difference in "active calories" and "total calories?"

Posted on Aug 25, 2019 9:09 AM

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Posted on Aug 25, 2019 10:52 AM

Total calories include - basal calories + calories burned when doing a workout. Active calories are those that are burned during some activity like swimming running or anything else where your body is moving, Basal are those that your body burns during a day without any activity.

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Aug 25, 2019 10:52 AM in response to Marioncommunity

Total calories include - basal calories + calories burned when doing a workout. Active calories are those that are burned during some activity like swimming running or anything else where your body is moving, Basal are those that your body burns during a day without any activity.

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