SENDENTARY, LIGHTLY ACTIVE, MODERATE, ACTIVE, VERY ACTIVE?!?
tanzia97
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What am I? This is my life style below...
- I sit at my desk, I occasionally walk around the building and take staircases, I walk 30 minutes per day.
- Per week this is my exercise routine. [2x a week is Cardio 37 mins] [2x a week Bodyweight training with cardio blend 30 mins] [2x a week Strength training with cardio blend 40 mins]
- I sit at my desk, I occasionally walk around the building and take staircases, I walk 30 minutes per day.
- Per week this is my exercise routine. [2x a week is Cardio 37 mins] [2x a week Bodyweight training with cardio blend 30 mins] [2x a week Strength training with cardio blend 40 mins]
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It will depend if you logg your work outs or court them as your daily routine ?0
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Although you have a desk job you are still active.
The rule of thumb is less than 5000 steps (around 2.5 miles) a day - sedentary
10000 steps lightly active, more than 15000 steps, active etc
I average 20k steps a day and count myself as active hope this helps.0 -
What am I? This is my life style below...
- I sit at my desk, I occasionally walk around the building and take staircases, I walk 30 minutes per day.
- Per week this is my exercise routine. [2x a week is Cardio 37 mins] [2x a week Bodyweight training with cardio blend 30 mins] [2x a week Strength training with cardio blend 40 mins]
I'd say lightly active
I hit sedentary (BMR x 1.2) at around 2000-2500 steps
Lightly Active (BMRx1.4) probably around 5000
Your workouts you log on top using the exercise diary .. cut MFP estimates for calorie burn in half0 -
Per this article
1) <5000 steps.d (sedentary);
2) 5000-7499 steps.d (low active);
3) 7500-9999 steps.d (somewhat active);
4) > or =10,000-12,499 steps.d (active); and
5) > or =12,500 steps.d (highly active)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715035
However this is pre exercise and you should set your activity level pre exercise as well.
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Yup that seems to map my stats
I've just worked it out on a spreadsheet .. for I am a geek
my BMR is around 1460
Judging by my fitbit
Sedentary would be around 2000 steps which would take me to BMR x 1.2 (1760)
Lightly active = 5000 steps which would take me to BMR x 1.4 (2060)
Active = 10,000 takes me to BMR x 1.61 (2200-2300)
love mah toys
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Exercise isn't part of your activity setting - that's why you log it separately.0
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Thank you for the wonderful answers - most helpful. I have been wondering this for a little while.0
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What am I? This is my life style below...
- I sit at my desk, I occasionally walk around the building and take staircases, I walk 30 minutes per day.
- Per week this is my exercise routine. [2x a week is Cardio 37 mins] [2x a week Bodyweight training with cardio blend 30 mins] [2x a week Strength training with cardio blend 40 mins]
That's pretty much the definition of sedentary. For MFP, you don't include exercise in the activity setting.0
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