Would you consider my job "active"?

rieann84
rieann84 Posts: 511 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Or am I just being lazy??

I bartend. And wait tables. My shifts are anywhere between 8 - 11 hours and I am on my feet the whole time. It's been slower lately so I am mostly leisurely moving about, but there are days when I start to sweat.

I'm just asking, because I've been reading people's success stories and workout routines in general, and I'm worried that I am not getting enough gym time.

As of now, I am aiming for strength training 3x a week and atleast one day of just pure cardio. I don't know if this will be enough to see results. I guess I should just wait it out, but I am impatient.



Any other restaurant workers/nurses/people on their feet at night out there? How often do you workout? Did you see success?

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  • ze_hombre
    ze_hombre Posts: 377 Member
    I worked in restaurants in my late teens and early twenties. If your restaurant is anything like the ones I worked in then yes, that would qualify as an active job. My current job (computer programmer) is a lazy job lol. If you are curious you can pick up a pedometer for cheap and see how many steps you take. I bet you walk at least a few miles each day if not closer to five or six.
  • saeede83
    saeede83 Posts: 96 Member
    if you are walking, standing most of the day, you are in an active (semi-active) job. Definitely fit strength training in your schedule for better results.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Yes, that's definitely active. If your strength routine is solid and progressive (meaning you lift heavy weights with low reps and keep adding weight) you'll see results w/ 3x a week. 1 day of cardio on top of your job is plenty. It's all about getting the right amount of calories and doing the strength training.

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