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Question

OBXbrit
OBXbrit Posts: 48 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I bought a pedometer - I'm always on my feet and was curious how many steps I take throughout the day. Can I record this as exercise, and how? The walking categories given don't seem to cover "steps" - yet cooking is listed as an exercise....??

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    I would log only purposeful exercise, not the walking around day to day stuff.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    I believe most people use step counters more passively - that is, they have them sync with MFP and MFP will give them a positive or negative calorie adjustment based on the number of steps. I don't believe most people log steps as exercise.

    I could be wrong, though.
  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    This is more something that would affect your activity level than exercise.
  • OBXbrit
    OBXbrit Posts: 48 Member
    Thanks to all.
  • tamonkay
    tamonkay Posts: 28 Member
    I set my mfp activity level to sedentary and I link my step counter to mfp to give me more calories for the day. This is helpful because some days I walk drastically less than others, so my daily calorie needs are different.
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