Question about exercise

griffith5150
griffith5150 Posts: 123
in Fitness and Exercise
When do you consider to be officially out of a normal sedentary lifestyle to a more active lifestyle like light or moderate? I used to be a coach potato but now I been working out like 3-5 times a week at the gym or if I can get to the gym I walk 10 minutes three times during my workday to get at least 30 mins. Just curious.

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  • ChrisLindsay9
    ChrisLindsay9 Posts: 837 Member
    If you're referring to picking an activity level so for various online calculators for calorie budgets and what not, I would start with light and see how that goes. Over time, I've actually had to adjust it from light to heavy (even though I work at a desk all day). There may come a time where you'll build enough lean muscle to where you have to adjust the activity level because your body is consuming more calories (muscle burns more calories than fat in a non-active state), so you will need to eat more calories to continue building/maintaining lean muscle.

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