Define “active”

HilaryKrohn2023
HilaryKrohn2023 Posts: 1 Member
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Is there a spot that defines the levels of activity? I don’t know whether to say I’m active or very active for my goals.

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  • TracyL963
    TracyL963 Posts: 114 Member
    My Fitness Pal uses - NEAT. Non-exercise activity thermogenisis. That means your activity level is mainly based on your job. MFP then expects you to log deliberate exercise separately, and gives you the additional calories you earned.

    Google TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) for the "top" number if you want to take your deficit from there and then not log exercise.

    If you wear a pedometer or activity tracker this can help.

    Activity levels based on steps can be classified as follows:
    Sedentary: Less than 5,000 steps daily
    Low active: About 5,000 to 7,499 steps daily
    Somewhat active: About 7,500 to 9,999 steps daily
    Active: More than 10,000 steps daily
    Highly active: More than 12,500 steps daily
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,997 Member
    TracyL963 wrote: »
    My Fitness Pal uses - NEAT. Non-exercise activity thermogenisis. That means your activity level is mainly based on your job. MFP then expects you to log deliberate exercise separately, and gives you the additional calories you earned.

    Google TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) for the "top" number if you want to take your deficit from there and then not log exercise.

    If you wear a pedometer or activity tracker this can help.

    Activity levels based on steps can be classified as follows:
    Sedentary: Less than 5,000 steps daily
    Low active: About 5,000 to 7,499 steps daily
    Somewhat active: About 7,500 to 9,999 steps daily
    Active: More than 10,000 steps daily
    Highly active: More than 12,500 steps daily

    Good info

    I would like to add that if your activity level is significantly lower than sedentary, (due to disability for example) this calculator is helpful to see how much your lack of activity could potentially affect your overall need for calories.

    https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/steps-to-calories

    Someone my height and weight might burn almost 300 calories just by walking 5000 steps.
    But on a typical day I get between 3 00 to 500 steps. That’s not even 40 calories.

    About 250 to 275 calories per day can make a huge difference for someone trying to lose weight.

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