What is the difference between slightly active & active

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theswanygirl
theswanygirl Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I get 10,000 steps in 5/6 days a week. 4 days w week 15 of strength training. I am a nanny so I am busy with kids. Is their a description somewhere to define the difference? I am not a runner.

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  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
    edited June 2016
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    Some descriptions are on the page where you set it:
    How would you describe your normal daily activities?
    Sedentary: Spend most of the day sitting (e.g. bank teller, desk job)
    Lightly Active: Spend a good part of the day on your feet (e.g. teacher, salesman)
    Active: Spend a good part of the day doing some physical activity (e.g. waitress, mailman)
    Very Active: Spend most of the day doing heavy physical activity (e.g. bike messenger, carpenter)

    Log your exercise separately, the above settings are for your normal daily activities.
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
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    Oh my goodness! CurlyCockney, that dog in your profile pic is the cutest!!
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    If in doubt, underestimate your level. Personally I always set it as sedentary no matter what
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
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    If you're asking because you're looking to find the correct calorie intake for you to make progress, I wouldn't worry about it. MFP makes assumptions about you to set a calorie goal which may not be correct. What I do and what I recommend to people is to eat at a calorie level that allows you to make good progress towards your goal. If you are trying to lose weight, eat so you drop 1-2 lbs/week. This assumes an average calorie burn from you getting in all of your workouts. This will be different for everyone, so you'll have to do some trial and error to figure it out. I'd start ~1600 cal/day. Hit this goal, along with your macros and getting in your workouts, for 2 weeks. If you lose 1-2 lbs/week, you're good to go. If you lose too much, increase your intake and repeat. If you don't lose enough, reduce your intake a bit and repeat. After a few cycles, you'll figure out what works for you in your situation.
  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
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    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    Oh my goodness! CurlyCockney, that dog in your profile pic is the cutest!!

    Thanks! She's driving me mad at the moment due to thunderstorms LOL!

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