SENDENTARY, LIGHTLY ACTIVE, MODERATE, ACTIVE, VERY ACTIVE?!?

tanzia97

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]

nettip

It will depend if you logg your work outs or court them as your daily routine ?

LivingtheLeanDream

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.

Sued0nim

tanzia97 wrote: »

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 half

SezxyStef

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.

Sued0nim

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)

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sijomial

Exercise isn't part of your activity setting - that's why you log it separately.

MorganMoreaux

Thank you for the wonderful answers - most helpful. I have been wondering this for a little while.

TimothyFish

tanzia97 wrote: »

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.