Exercise Data does not have Seated Exercise options, for people with bad backs or leg injury

melissamacneil1970

How can I get the proper calories burned?
Right now I am using the low impact aerobic options, since its the closest option.

middlehaitch

To make it simple, go with that calorie burn and monitor if that is the correct deficit. Adjust your calories up or down after you have been consistent for 4 weeks. Unless you see a drastic change in your rate of loss.

Once you have the number dialled in make your own seated exercise entry with the calorie burn that is appropriate.

This may interest you and may help you approximate your calorie burn.

https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/workout-at-work-32-minute-chair-workout-video

Cheers, h.

DancingMoosie

Are you talking about something like sit and be fit? Or using seated weight machines? Or a recumbent bike?

lorrpb

I looked up several exercises I would consider potentially comparable and all came up at about 30 calories per 10 min: sitting fishing, yoga, light canoeing, slow walking, light horseback riding. Low impact aerobics came up about 55 per 10 min for me. That would seem high as a proxy for seAted exercise, if I’m understanding you. Personally, I don’t log anything at more than 6 calories per minute, based on my stats and my experience. Hope that helps and hope you recover well.

NorthCascades

middlehaitch wrote: »

To make it simple, go with that calorie burn and monitor if that is the correct deficit. Adjust your calories up or down after you have been consistent for 4 weeks.

Even if your particular form of exercise is in there database, this is the best answer. When yours isn't listed, this is really the only answer.

I'm a cyclist and have a thing that measures the energy I put into the bike. Based on that, my calorie burn is all over the place. Some days I'm feeling it more than others. That's true for everyone, and not something the database accounts for, variation between one day and the next. This approach where you watch your actual results over time is best.

aokoye

I would echo all of the previous posts. Building off of NorthCascades' post, remember too that there are a wide variety of exercise that one can do while seated or only using their upper body. The amount of calories burned while say, lifting 5 pound weights seated (or standing) is going to be different than using an arm bike and that would be different than swimming any stroke with just your arms (not kicking). I realize that last one is not seated but there are plenty of people who can't, for whatever reason, use their lower body for weigh bearing or aerobic activities (or don't have legs) who can swim using just their arms.

melissamacneil1970

is this calorie burn mentioned here in my fitness pal? or is this another app I need to get?

melissamacneil1970

thanks for the feedback everyone