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To log or not to log...

Maridelsol82
Maridelsol82 Posts: 90
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
A month ago I was always at home sitting on the couch. I just got a new job & challenged myself to bike to and from work. Its a good 40min & 320 calories according to my HRM. I try & do some other type of exercise on top of that at least 4 times a week. I plan to continue to bike to work. When does an everyday exercise like this become part of your everyday calories? Should I stop logging it & only log my other exercise? I know my biking to work makes a difference but will my body become use to it.

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  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    Depends on how you set up your profile. If you set it as sedentary, then I would log the biking. If you change it some active, then no.
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    When it becomes an easy ride, I would change your settings from sedentary (or wherever they were) to active. It will factor the higher regular activity level into your base calories, giving you more there, but you then stop logging for extra calories.

    Or you can always look for ways to make it more challenging - like alternate routes with hills, or pushing the speed - and keep your body needing to adjust (which is good for burning calories)
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