Strava Vs Garmin kcals

iclestu
iclestu Posts: 503
edited June 2012 in Commuting chat
Why does Strava say I burned 455cals on my ride to work today and my Garmin Edge says 1031cals

I know its not an exact science (particularly without a Heart Rate Monitor) but still. Thats a huge difference! Its the same activity uploaded to Strava from the Garmin.

Same on way back: Garmin says 1069cals for return and Strava says 543cals
FCN 7: Dawes Galaxy Ultra 2012 - sofa-like comfort to eat up the miles

Reserve: 2010 Boardman CX Pro

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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    They are probably both wrong but Garmins are known to massively over estimate.
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  • Green Brompton
    Green Brompton Posts: 972
    Go with Garmin, I say. More cake :P
    Why? Because I'm guaranteed a seat all the way in.

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  • iclestu
    iclestu Posts: 503
    If I invest in a Heart Rate Monitor will it become loads more accurate?
    FCN 7: Dawes Galaxy Ultra 2012 - sofa-like comfort to eat up the miles

    Reserve: 2010 Boardman CX Pro
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    iclestu wrote:
    If I invest in a Heart Rate Monitor will it become loads more accurate?
    Not loads more, but will have a grain of truth about it :)
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  • SteppenHerring
    SteppenHerring Posts: 720
    A powermeter might be more accurate but not sure about an HRM. Garmin reckons I burned 10,286 calories on the Tour of the Black Mountains a couple of years back. I think that's an overestimate. It also reckons I burn over 1,000 calories an hour on a TT - which I don't think is physically possible. Shame really as then I wouldn't be such a fat git.

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