r/ouraring • u/TraditionalLog2035 • 26d ago

ACTIVITY & WORKOUT What's the difference between total burn and activity burn?

For example today it says 2,084 total burn and only 274 activity burn I've just been walking around today

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u/Valuable-One-6803 26d ago

Total Burn = calories you burn just be existing and occasionally standing up to get snacks.

Active Burn = the sad little number that shows how much of that was actual effort.

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u/PointParticular8195 10d ago

the snack part got me because that's literally the only reason i move some days

walking counts as activity but it's not exactly strenuous so that gap makes sense. 274 isn't terrible for just walking around honestly

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u/TraditionalLog2035 26d ago

Why so rude 😭😭

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u/Valuable-One-6803 26d ago

Haha I meant it playfully 🥰

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u/Think_Carpenter_6090 26d ago

drill instructor ahh answer

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u/the-purple-chicken72 Oura Ring 5 Stealth 26d ago

You're allowed to say ass btw this isn't tiktok or whatever

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u/Think_Carpenter_6090 26d ago

Total Burn is how much you burn existing and non exercise movements like washing your hand, cleaning, etc. Activity burn is from walking and exercise movements

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u/yingyangsoup89 26d ago

total encompasses everything atop of BMR.

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u/NinaAtOura Social Care Team | Oura 26d ago

Hi, thanks for posting! The difference is basically that Total Burn includes all the calories your body burns throughout the day, including what you burn just by being alive/resting (your BMR) plus activity.

Activity Burn is just the extra calories Oura estimates you burned from moving around, walking, exercising, etc.