How many hours of walking?

jcal1021 · July 2015

Thanks for all the replies everyone! 3 months till my wedding and I'm just trying to make sure I'm doing as much as I can. For everyone that said don't log it,I can see that point of view so I won't. For everyone that said get a Fitbit, I have been looking into them :-). Just needed a few extra opinions

DeguelloTex · July 2015

culver531 wrote: »

jcal1021 wrote: »

Hey all!
I work retail and am on my feet all day. I work 7-8 hour shifts with one 1/2 hr break. The rest of the time I am sticking,helping customers,walking back and forth.

My question is, how should I log this? Could I say a low pace walk? How many hours would I put in to make it fair?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I think its important to realize that if your body is use to this routine walking the store etc. Its not really going to help you lose weight, you need to add exercise that is beyond your regular calorie burn. Like a 30 cardio video, yoga meltdown, or outside jogging or walking after work.

Why would that walking be any different between my routine 4 mile walks in the morning and evening?

jennifer_417 · July 2015

That kind of thing is really hard to log unless you have some kind of HRM like a FitBit. I would recommend setting your activity level on MFP to lightly active rather than trying to record the actual amount of walking you're doing.

Liftng4Lis · July 2015

It's already included in your activity level.

BWBTrish · July 2015

culver531 wrote: »

jcal1021 wrote: »

Hey all!
I work retail and am on my feet all day. I work 7-8 hour shifts with one 1/2 hr break. The rest of the time I am sticking,helping customers,walking back and forth.

My question is, how should I log this? Could I say a low pace walk? How many hours would I put in to make it fair?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I think its important to realize that if your body is use to this routine walking the store etc. Its not really going to help you lose weight, you need to add exercise that is beyond your regular calorie burn. Like a 30 cardio video, yoga meltdown, or outside jogging or walking after work.

First of all weight loss starts in the kitchen

But walking certainly helps and get me fitter than i was.
I lost almost 100 pounds till now, and my exercise was walking every day!

GiGiBeans · July 2015

If you are on your feet assisting customers and walking about the store straightening things up, set your activity level to lightly active. If you are carrying and unpacking boxes of inventory every day, plus stocking shelves & racks, plus carrying merchandise back and forth often, mark your day active.

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macgurlnet · July 2015

I HIGHLY recommend getting a step tracker of some kind. I have a Fitbit Flex; some people prefer the One or Zip, others prefer similar products made by other companies (Jawbone, Garmin, Misfit).

I leave my activity level on MFP set to Sedentary. Once I go above 2k steps for the day, I start earn calories. If I get in ~10k steps, I earn 400 extra calories.

Considering my goal is 1250 before exercise when I'm trying to lose weight, that extra 400 adds up!

Having my Fitbit gives me some flexibility and I'm more aware of how much or little I move. I can choose to just not be as active if I'm really tired that day, earn fewer calories, and eat a little less.

~Lyssa

85Cardinals · July 2015

I would walk 500 miles.

zoeysasha37 · July 2015

I work 12hr days cleaning homes, i dont log any of it. Its part of my daily activity level. When i first started here, i saw people logging things like gardening, cleaning and such. So i thought thats what i was supposed to do. Well it turns out, i was double dipping those calories. So i quickly learned not to log those things..

southerngal80 · July 2015

Use this app called Runkeeper. If you can keep your phone on you, then it will record all that you walk and what you burnt! That's what I do!

fulltimelife · July 2015

Get a Fitbit, sync it to MFP and let it figure out what your activity is worth calorie burn via steps taken. As others suggested, you could change your activity level to reflect a fairly active work day. On my end, I prefer to have MFP calculate my allotted calories as sedentary. Some days I'm super busy and active naturally, some days i have to really work at it, and some days I'm a sloth. Knowing my base calories are set at the minimum, it gives me some wiggle room for exercise logged. Because of the variability in my activity, I absolutely log cleaning, and other daily living behavior. At the very least, I just let Fitbit calorie burn be what I go with for the day. Regardless, if you aren't making progress, then you'll certainly need to move more/eat less. Take care.

Kalikel · July 2015

85Cardinals wrote: »

I would walk 500 miles.

I would walk 500 more.

Merkavar · July 2015

I would raise your activity level in mfp up a level and see if I lose as expected for a few weeks.

Raise it up or down again depending on the actual results.

andrcollrvt · July 2015

editorgrrl wrote: »

jcal1021 wrote: »

Hey all!
I work retail and am on my feet all day. I work 7-8 hour shifts with one 1/2 hr break. The rest of the time I am sticking,helping customers,walking back and forth.

My question is, how should I log this?

Work (including housework, yard work and child care) is part of your activity level, and should not be logged as exercise.