How do you manually enter steps?

UWKammererMyFitness2675
UWKammererMyFitness2675 Posts: 1 Member
edited January 18 in Fitness and Exercise
I cannot wear any device that is able to transmit data (wired or wireless) at work. Therefore, I must wear a manual pedometer in order to track my daily steps. How do you enter steps manually in the app?

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  • TracyL963
    TracyL963 Posts: 120 Member
    You could change your activity level to reflect the steps you take......

    Pedometers classify activity 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

    OR

    https://www.myfitnesspal.com/measurements/change

    Logging as exercise (those over activity level) would be under cardio. You would use a very slow pace, but it will ask for a time also.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,933 Member
    edited January 18
    I don't track steps IRL or in the app, My base activity level reflects general activity, and if I go for a walk I enter the time of that walk in Cardiovascular -> Walking 3mph (which is close enough), to get the exercise and calories tracked. Maybe that can work for you, since you presumably have a distance estimate from the pedometer.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,066 Member
    Another option for logging walking in MFP, assuming you can translate it into distance, would be to use this calculator to get a calorie estimate, setting the "energy" box on "net":

    https://exrx.net/Calculators/WalkRunMETs

    That's a little more nuanced, and maybe a little less optimistic, than MFP's built-in METS estimates for walking.

    If the walking is on the job, though, or daily life chores kind of stuff - not intentional exercise - I agree that the better option is to include that walking in activity level. Yes, maybe a person walks less on the weekend or something, but using a daily average should be fine. I'd only log intentional exercise as exercise in MFP, not my daily routine.

    I don't think either one of those methods marries particularly well with syncing a fitness tracker to MFP, and wearing that tracker only part of the time.
  • scottydewwannalosewt
    scottydewwannalosewt Posts: 101 Member
    UWKammererMyFitness2675 wrote: »
    I cannot wear any device that is able to transmit data (wired or wireless) at work. Therefore, I must wear a manual pedometer in order to track my daily steps. How do you enter steps manually in the app?

    I can't stand wearing those devices that require you to wear a transmitter. Go to Walmart and they have a smart watch that you can pick up for $49.95 + tax. The watch also comes with a free app for you to keep track of your daily steps. I believe the watch is called Vibe 3+. There's no need to manually enter your steps. You set the watch for the activity that you're doing and the watch calculates and converts your activity into steps. I love using it for when I'm swimming - yes - its waterproof too. You just have to be sure to monitor the life of the watch and charge it from time to time. Preferably after each use.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,066 Member
    edited January 25
    scottydewwannalosewt wrote: »
    UWKammererMyFitness2675 wrote: »
    I cannot wear any device that is able to transmit data (wired or wireless) at work. Therefore, I must wear a manual pedometer in order to track my daily steps. How do you enter steps manually in the app?

    I can't stand wearing those devices that require you to wear a transmitter. Go to Walmart and they have a smart watch that you can pick up for $49.95 + tax. The watch also comes with a free app for you to keep track of your daily steps. I believe the watch is called Vibe 3+. There's no need to manually enter your steps. You set the watch for the activity that you're doing and the watch calculates and converts your activity into steps. I love using it for when I'm swimming - yes - its waterproof too. You just have to be sure to monitor the life of the watch and charge it from time to time. Preferably after each use.

    A phone app? A watch that pairs with a phone app has a transmitter, probably bluetooth, unless you connect it with a wire. My Garmin watch doesn't require a chest belt or anything like that, but it has bluetooth, plus GPS reception. I'm betting that's the kind of stuff OP's job doesn't allow, or a lot of different fitness watches would fit the requirement.

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