Walking on campus??

mynameiscarrie

I probably walk a total of 15-20 minutes around my college everyday. It's not a fast walk..maybe 3.0 on the treadmill, but should I count that in my cardio activity during the day? Part of me says yes, but I'm not sure?

T0RIEELIZABETH

I log mine!

mes1921

I think it's up to you. I don't count mine, though I do use a pedometer to keep track of how much I walk around campus everyday. I just think of it as an extra boost on the calorie burn!

ruhimaach

I log mine! I walk around my work place for abt 30 mins during my lunch time & in between meetings. I use 2.5 mph to stay conservative on the calories burned.

T0RIEELIZABETH

I think it's up to you. I don't count mine, though I do use a pedometer to keep track of how much I walk around campus everyday. I just think of it as an extra boost on the calorie burn!

ahh I used to use a pedometer, I thought it was so cool to see how much you really do walk! only problem is that I was embarrassed because if my shirt rode up a little, people could see it, and sometimes when I went to sit down in class, it would unclip itself

CurlyKy

I don't log mine since it's something I do everyday. I think it should be included in my "lightly active" selection when I used the goal calculator.

mjklaus

I walk to and from public transportation on the way to work and don't add them. I figure they are bonus calorires in case I underestimate something I eat. That's just my two cents, though! I can see the argument for counting and not counting

Marianna194

do you think it could count as exercse for the day if you don't gettime to actually go to the gym?

christine24t

I don't log mine since it's something I do everyday. I think it should be included in my "lightly active" selection when I used the goal calculator.

Rae6503

I don't count things like this (I'm a grad student). But I do have "lightly active" as my activity level.

Sezmo83

I don't count walking my dog as it's something I've always done and do several times a day. Nor do I break a sweat doing it, I just sort of amble along, stopping a lot for him to sniff and pee and do what dogs do. I do however count walking to the shops as it's a 30 minute brisk walk each way and coming back it's all up hill. My activity level is set to sedentary so I figure I'm safe to add it. Especially as it's not an every day thing and for the past 2 years I've been driven everywhere.