Walking/Pedometer Question

SionnachOghma
SionnachOghma Posts: 3 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
According to the pedometer app on my phone, the average I walk throughout the day is about 7-8km, but does this stop-start walking spread all around the day count in the same as going out for one long walk? If I'm tracking this on the MFP app, would I put down the pace over time my according to the figures my pedometer is giving me (roughly 3.5 or 4km over approx. 2 hrs of my day), or should I dial the figure back some?

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  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I wouldn't be adding it as "exercise" if its just part of your daily routine.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I wouldn't be adding it as "exercise" if its just part of your daily routine.
    I agree personally I only count deliberate exercise anything else I work into my activity level. If you think you do a lot of walking in your day to day life just up the activity level.
  • jetlag
    jetlag Posts: 800 Member
    Yes, I would just up your activity level to lightly active if you don't know an actual figure.

    As an indication, I walk about 9200 steps a day which nets me an extra 400 calories above a sedentary day of 2000 steps (according to my fitbit)

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