Calories to high or low

Our nutrition engine calculates your daily calorie target from your training load — not a fixed number. If the figure looks off, there is usually a clear reason.

Your targets are meant to change day to day

A rest day and a 4-hour ride will produce very different targets. If your calories look high, check whether a workout has been logged for that day. If they look low, check whether a planned or completed session is actually showing on the dashboard.

Your FTP may need updating

FTP is one of the main inputs for training load calculation. If your FTP is set too high, your targets will be inflated. If it is set too low, targets will be conservative. Go to Profile > Settings and make sure your FTP reflects your current fitness. If you are connected to Intervals.icu or Wahoo, FTP syncs automatically when you connect.

Your weight affects your base target

Your resting calorie requirement is calculated from your body weight. If your weight is set significantly higher or lower than your actual weight, your base target will drift. Keep it updated in your profile — particularly if your weight has changed since you first set up the app. If you have weight set in multiple apps this can also pull different numbers as we sync from all platforms. we recommend only having one connected at a time (Example: If you have Intervals.icu and Wahoo connected its better to have just Intervals.icu to avoid conflicting information pulling.)

Your sport matters

Different sports use energy differently. Make sure your primary sport is set correctly in your profile. A cycling target and a running target for the same duration and intensity will not be the same.

A workout may be missing or duplicated

If a session is not showing on the dashboard, your targets will calculate as a rest day regardless of what you actually did. Conversely, if a workout has been counted twice from two different sources, targets will be higher than expected. Check My Connections to make sure you are not pulling the same workout from Apple Health and a direct integration simultaneously.

Recovery days have a different split

On recovery days, Cadence Fuel shifts your macro split — not just your total calories. If the number looks right but the breakdown looks unusual, that is normal behaviour following a hard session.