Trying to find walking in the exercises and no luck
baltimorewriter
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I'm brand new here and was able to find jogging up stairs but typing in walking into the box found no matches. Huh? I thought MFP was supposed to be easy to use, but not so far.
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Are you really wanting to count walking as an intentional exercise? Shouldn't that be included in your TDEE (or your maintenance calories?).
I personally wouldn't count walking as this could lead to over eating the estimated calories back and undoing your calorie deficit.0 -
If you type in walking, lots of choices should appear. If you don't find an exercise, you can add your own into the database. For the real burn an hrm is usually better than the apps.0
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When you search cardio exercises and type walking it comes of several times for different MPH. Try again, something went amiss. I would also caution you that the burn that MFP gives you for walking might be as much as 2x what you are really burning. So be careful not to overestimate your speed or distance or time you were really walking. I burn about 50 calories for 15 minutes of really getting with it.0
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YOu should count walking as an exercise. It is how most of us had began and exercise program.0
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Are you really wanting to count walking as an intentional exercise? Shouldn't that be included in your TDEE (or your maintenance calories?).
I personally wouldn't count walking as this could lead to over eating the estimated calories back and undoing your calorie deficit.
Rubbish. Anything you do that isn't part of your normal daily routine is exercise that you should count. Although, I do think that sometimes people take it a bit far with counting cleaning the house etc.0 -
Are you really wanting to count walking as an intentional exercise? Shouldn't that be included in your TDEE (or your maintenance calories?).
I personally wouldn't count walking as this could lead to over eating the estimated calories back and undoing your calorie deficit.
Complete BS. I lost 30 lbs and most of it was with walking 3 - 5 miles a day. Anyone using a fitbit automatically adds walking to the calories earned. It's all going to depend on how you set yourself up on MFP. If you picked Sedentary, then you absolutely should count your walking.0 -
Walking IS exercise, as long it's above and beyond your normal routine. I do a LOT of walking. Get to walking a lot, then gradually increase it and start jogging and running.0
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I've lost the majority of my weight walking around my neighborhood. Don't listen to anyone who says it doesn't count. And yes, it's under cardiovascular. When I first started, I got the "Runkeeper" free app on my smartphone (even though I walk, it has that option too) and it will measure your distance/pace so you have an idea of what to enter into MFP.0
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solid first b%#*y post.0
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Never mind.0
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I'll second the others--try typing in walking again. I know it's there because that is my main source of exercise and I have it recorded in my diary for today. I'll also second the fact that walking IS exercise if it is intentional and at a pace faster than your normal wandering about the house speed. I've lost 69 pounds with walking being my main exercise, so it definitely works!
Jeez! I truly don't get why people feel they have to be mean!!0 -
Walking is, in fact, the best exercise for getting started. Its enjoyable and ITS GOOD FOR YOU! So...for all you nay-sayers out there...PSHHHH!
I don't know why you couldn't find it, OP. Several options for walking should have appeared under cardio, including "Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace" or "Walking, 3.0 mph. mod. pace, walking dog" or "Walking, 2.5 mph, leisurely pace," just to name a few.
Give the website time. You will find it is, indeed, very easy to use, and the friends you make here are INVALUABLE!
Good luck on your journey!
~Marsha0 -
Yes, it's exercise and yes it's in there, but you're not doing yourself any favors if you count on it for calories burned. Walking burns very little in the way of calories. If you have been mostly sednetary its a good start and it will help lubricate joints, but if your goal is weight loss, you have to spend a lot of time walking at a very fast pace to even make a dent. Still, it's good to track for motivation.0
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Just wanted to chime in here because clearly no one understood what i said. At all.
I didn't say walking ISNT exercise, i said i wouldnt COUNT it as exercise. Walking around during the day is something that is calculated into your TDEE which MFP creates a deficit off of. Even if you select "sedentary" MyFitnessPal assumes you will be burning 20% on TOP of your BMR before it creates your deficit. MyFitnessPal already assumes if you are sedentary that you're walking around 5000 steps per day.
Now then, OP doesn't address how long their walk was, whether they used a Heart Rate Monitor or whether they have a pedometer, etc. Therefore there isn't really ANY way to calculate the amount of calories burned. Generally it is NOT much higher than the amount of calories you burn at rest. According to the Mayo Clinic the Average person (of about 160 pounds) burns 314 calorie of walking PER HOUR.
The way MFP is set up allows you to eat back exercise calories. This is intended for strenuous training and to maintain a MODERATE caloric deficit. The purpose of this is to make sure you are receiving the correct amount of fuel, vitamins, and nutrients, especially while training.
Again, why wouldn't i count it as "exercise" on MFP? Lets say, for example, your calorie deficit is set at 1 pound of weight per week. As you know, OP didn't have any way to accurately count whether or not this was over their estimated TDEE by MFP. Let's say OP assumes they burned 360 calories, when, in fact, they only burned 120. Nothing like reducing your 1 pound per week deficit in HALF.
Do whatever works best for you, OP. I'm not saying it isn't a good start or it isn't getting that body a'movin. I'm just sayin... don't shoot yourself in the foot being as you have no accurate way to count.0 -
Just wanted to chime in here because clearly no one understood what i said. At all.
I didn't say walking ISNT exercise, i said i wouldnt COUNT it as exercise. Walking around during the day is something that is calculated into your TDEE which MFP creates a deficit off of. Even if you select "sedentary" MyFitnessPal assumes you will be burning 20% on TOP of your BMR before it creates your deficit. MyFitnessPal already assumes if you are sedentary that you're walking around 5000 steps per day.
Now then, OP doesn't address how long their walk was, whether they used a Heart Rate Monitor or whether they have a pedometer, etc. Therefore there isn't really ANY way to calculate the amount of calories burned. Generally it is NOT much higher than the amount of calories you burn at rest. According to the Mayo Clinic the Average person (of about 160 pounds) burns 314 calorie of walking PER HOUR.
The way MFP is set up allows you to eat back exercise calories. This is intended for strenuous training and to maintain a MODERATE caloric deficit. The purpose of this is to make sure you are receiving the correct amount of fuel, vitamins, and nutrients, especially while training.
Again, why wouldn't i count it as "exercise" on MFP? Lets say, for example, your calorie deficit is set at 1 pound of weight per week. As you know, OP didn't have any way to accurately count whether or not this was over their estimated TDEE by MFP. Let's say OP assumes they burned 360 calories, when, in fact, they only burned 120. Nothing like reducing your 1 pound per week deficit in HALF.
Do whatever works best for you, OP. I'm not saying it isn't a good start or it isn't getting that body a'movin. I'm just sayin... don't shoot yourself in the foot being as you have no accurate way to count.
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get a fitbit0
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Yes, it's exercise and yes it's in there, but you're not doing yourself any favors if you count on it for calories burned. Walking burns very little in the way of calories. If you have been mostly sednetary its a good start and it will help lubricate joints, but if your goal is weight loss, you have to spend a lot of time walking at a very fast pace to even make a dent. Still, it's good to track for motivation.
what. the. hell.0 -
Prancercise isn't in there.0
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Are you really wanting to count walking as an intentional exercise? Shouldn't that be included in your TDEE (or your maintenance calories?).
I personally wouldn't count walking as this could lead to over eating the estimated calories back and undoing your calorie deficit.
:laugh: Ok.
Hhhhmmmmm......I been walking since I started this weight loss, I wonder how I loss the 102 pounds!!! :happy:0 -
get a fitbit
Great advice. I finally figured out how show my negative exercise. I only count my fitbit calorie adjustment. Turns out my lifestyle is, on most days, less than sedentary by MFP's standards, and I wasn't losing anything when I was calculating my exercise through MFP because it was giving me more credit than I deserved. With the fitbit, every step I take gets logged, so I don't have to log it in MFP. Yay for automatic updates!!
After falling off the wagon, I'm back, and have lost more in a shorter amount of time than before now that I have figured out that MFP thinks I burn more than I actually do. Lightbulb!!0 -
According to the Mayo Clinic the Average person (of about 160 pounds) burns 314 calorie of walking PER HOUR.
And that includes BMR/RMR - the actual walking part only accounts for about half of that.0 -
My fitbit has been a great help to me. I don't have to calculate how many minutes or how fast I went. I've been using it for 7 months and I highly recommend it.
God bless,
Karen0 -
Are you really wanting to count walking as an intentional exercise? Shouldn't that be included in your TDEE (or your maintenance calories?).
I personally wouldn't count walking as this could lead to over eating the estimated calories back and undoing your calorie deficit.
:laugh: Ok.
Hhhhmmmmm......I been walking since I started this weight loss, I wonder how I loss the 102 pounds!!! :happy:
I'll go on a limb here and suggest that it might have had something to do with how many calories you ate.0 -
Are you really wanting to count walking as an intentional exercise? Shouldn't that be included in your TDEE (or your maintenance calories?).
I personally wouldn't count walking as this could lead to over eating the estimated calories back and undoing your calorie deficit.
What on earth is wrong with walking for exercise?
Not everyone can suddenly incoporate a high impact full on workout schedule, people need to start somewhere and that is based on where their current fitness/health levels are.
There are lots of options for walking in the database, they have different walking speeds to choose from0 -
Are you really wanting to count walking as an intentional exercise? Shouldn't that be included in your TDEE (or your maintenance calories?).
I personally wouldn't count walking as this could lead to over eating the estimated calories back and undoing your calorie deficit.
:laugh: Ok.
Hhhhmmmmm......I been walking since I started this weight loss, I wonder how I loss the 102 pounds!!! :happy:
I'll go on a limb here and suggest that it might have had something to do with how many calories you ate.
Both had a lot to do with my weight loss, but to say walking isn't exercise is ridiculous, I can't run as i have issues with my knees. I walk approx. 6 miles at around 4 mph, burn approx. 700 calories according to my fitbit. Ohhh and I do weight lifting also, but started this a year ago.
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Walking is definitely there with a number of options.....just search on "walk".
From an earlier response yes you should include walking if it gets your heart rate going. The rule of thumb I use is any activity consistent for 20 mins where you could JUST ABOUT hold a conversation.0 -
Walking is in there under "Cardiovascular". In fact you can copy paste any of the below to find 'em:
Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace
Walking, 2.5 mph, leisurely pace
Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace
Walking, 3.5 mph, uphill
I'll go in the middle of what others have said. I *do* count my walking as most of it's done on machines...so in other words, I know EXACTLY how long and EXACTLY what speed and EXACTLY what incline. But if I also supplemented it with walking around my neighborhood, since I'm cheap and don't have Fitbit OR a Smartphone, I wouldn't count it in my MFP tracking and just consider it a "pleasant surprise" if I ended up with a little extra dropping off on weigh day.
New Year's resolution: Take myself a "before" picture so I have something to compare to...I've neglected to do this thus far. (I'm not TECHNICALLY a resolutioner....I've been here a coupla months now...but I'm getting ready to start 101 Things in 1001 Days and really need to do this anyway :laugh: )0 -
I walk approx. 6 miles at around 4 mph, burn approx. 700 calories according to my fitbit.
Unless you are 400 pounds, your FitBit is waaaaay over-estimating.
Net burn from walking = 0.3 * miles walked * body weight in pounds.0 -
I thought the OP meant that he/she was looking for "walking up stairs" in the database and couldn't find it. Am I the only one that read it that way?0
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Yeah, it's kind of hard to tell, they talk about finding jogging up stairs but can't find walking..does that mean just general walking or walking up stairs.0
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