Thread: Garmin 500 calorie calculations are incorrect. Is there a fix?
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Old 05-04-12, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by jmccain
I'm a numbers guy and I've found (over years) the 35-40 guesstimate to be far more accurate than any other metric.

And I have both a 305 and 500. I think of their calorie calculations as comic relief.
For me, at a bit over 100 pounds, I figure 20 to 25 per mile.
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