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Active vs very active

bhandzel31
bhandzel31 Posts: 27 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
What's the difference and which one should I choose?! I am a fire technician so I am constantly walking around all day climbing ladders, crawling through tight spaces, etc. idk which one to choose.

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  • bhandzel31
    bhandzel31 Posts: 27 Member
    Forgot to add, I also workout 5-6 days a week. I do a 4 day split. Chest/tris, shoulders/forearms, back/biceps, legs. All workout I bike at least a half hour too.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,137 Member
    Theoretically I would say that's active -- for very active theoretically you'd probably have to be carrying around a 50 lb sack of potatoes all day as you climb the ladders and crawl through tight spaces. :smile: But the best thing is just to choose something, track your food, exercise and results for a few weeks or (better) a month or two, and adjust based on results. I have a desk job, and I've had to set myself as active to get MFP's assumption of what I burn (without exercise) in a day to be in the same ballpark as my actual results indicate.
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