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How does AlterMe define calories?

Updated over 2 months ago

What are Movement Calories?

Movement Calories represent the energy you burn through everyday activity—walking, standing, moving, and simply living your day. These don’t include structured workouts but reflect how active you are overall.

What are Workout Calories?

Workout Calories come from structured exercise sessions—strength training, cardio, yoga, or recovery sessions that you track, log, or import into AlterMe. They show how much energy your intentional workouts contribute to your daily total.

What are Total Activity Calories?

Total Activity Calories combine all movement-based energy — your Movement Calories plus your Workout Calories. This gives a full view of how much you burn from physical activity in a day.

What are Total Calories?

Total Calories (sometimes called Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)) reflect everything your body burns in a day. This is your baseline metabolism, movement calories, and workout calories.

This is the most complete view of your body’s daily energy use.

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