Is 10K steps a day still sedentary?

dunnodunno

malibu927 wrote: »

dunnodunno wrote: »

infomancer wrote: »

I aim for at least 10,000 steps a day with my Fitbit and have chosen to set myself to 'Lightly active' but allowing Fitbit to make negative adjustments as necessary*. I don't have concerns about Fitbit's accuracy, but I do find that I can better plan my day this way. But that's just me: your mileage may vary

(*At 'Lightly active', Fitbit hasn't needed to subtract calories from my daily total yet, but this summer, when I had a higher step goal and a higher activity level, it did so occasionally and it worked well for me.)

How do you do the negative calories thing?

It's a default setting for MFP if you don't move enough to meet your activity level. Like today, I was at 6000 steps per my Fitbit after my workout. However, that wasn't enough for me to be burning my maintenance calories (I was struggling through the workout), so it took calories off my goal instead of adding them.

Thanks for the response.

freechewy

Wow I am so glad someone asked this question! I do on average except 10K - 18K steps a day, it varies. I have myself as "Sedentary", I take short walks during the day to get up from behind my desk, then jog 4.5 miles after work some days. Thank you all for this info!

brightsideofpink

I have always had my setting at sedentary. This gives me the correct number of calories to eat if I don't do anything. I have a desk job and if it wasn't for exercise, I probably wouldn't exceed 3,000 steps in a day. I have been using a fitbit for 5 months with the sedentary setting. I eat most to all of my adjustment back and have found, reading the weekly fitbit reports, that it has worked out nearly perfect- I've lost a pound for every 3500 calorie deficit. I don't log exercise any other way, and I keep my calorie budget low should I ever not exercise (I do get an adjustment nearly every day though). I weigh less than you and eat 1370 plus my adjustment and have lost 50 lbs doing this.

dopeysmelly

I've found my vivofit to be very accurate. I'm in maintenance now, set at 1700 "base" calories, which is equivalent to "lightly active" AND I eat back every additional exercise calorie Garmin gives me. My weight has been stable since I started doing this. Initially trusting it was tough, and I decided to switch the negative calorie adjustment off because I found it annoying and I find the need to get those 15k motivation enough (I don't need the threat of fewer calories to get me moving).

Trust it for a month or two and then reassess based on what you're achieving and what you want to achieve and analyzing the difference.

misskarihari

I have Fitbit flex and I walk 12-15k steps a day. I have set my status to lightly active on MFP, and adjusted my food goal to 1490 which is close to my BMR. I also eat back my exercise calories.