When you select how active you are does this include the workouts you do as well?

BenjaminBuckley2024

COGypsy

No, MFP expects you to base the activity level on your routine daily life and to track/add exercise separately.

springlering62

it depends.

What @COGypsy says works for 95% or so of people.

I am typically extremely active, and seldom sit for extended periods. So I might not get the NEAT burn (typical non-exercise daily movement-ie housecleaning, chasing kids, work related steps) but if I put myself down as sedentary or mildly active, which I usually am outside of exercise, I’d break the app.

If you’re turning your move rings 3+ times a day, this might be a consideration. Or, enable the “Negative Calorie Adjustment” on your exercise diary to offset some of that. Again, don’t bother unless you’re extremely active.

It’s typically common for me to turn my move ring five six, sometimes even seven times a day, so I’m an outlier and want to stress that. I only mention this because it’s not a 100% correct for 100% of users to set at your activity level and let it track/add exercise calories.

rms62003

Somewhat of a yes and no. I went a little in between. Since I don't trust the exercise calories that MFP records (think they are too high) I have the adjustment turned off.

I have a fairly sedentary job, but work out 4-5 hours a week. So, I put the activity as 'lightly active' to partially account for my exercise, even though I'm sedentary.

I think if you read a lot of posts here, people are mixed on how they do this. Basically, we are all different, and there's no one hard and fast way to do it. You'll need to find the setting that works best for you.

cmriverside

Here's the myfitnesspal's Help article with the official explanation.