Lightly Active Activity Setting

gooz71
gooz71 Posts: 97 Member
I set my activity setting to lightly active because I walk my dog daily but not very far. Does anyone know how much daily activity MFP considers “lightly active”?

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  • Hiawassee88
    Hiawassee88 Posts: 35,754 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10070162/choosing-the-correct-activity-level
    Lightly Active

    If you’re lightly active, your daily activities include:
    Activities of daily living only, such as shopping, cleaning, watering plants, taking out the trash, walking the dog, mowing the lawn and gardening.
    Daily exercise that is equal to walking for 30 minutes at 4mph. For an adult of average weight, this amount of exercise will burn about 130-160 additional calories.
    More intense exercise can be performed for less time to achieve the same goal. For example, 15-20 minutes of vigorous activity, such as aerobics, skiing or jogging on a daily basis would put you in this category.
    Spending a good part of the day on your feet (e.g. teacher, salesman)