Steps or walking?

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roguex_1979
roguex_1979 Posts: 247 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
The title may be misleading, but what I want to know is, is it better to log steps taken during a walk or putting in the time and speed? The last website I used said steps over the day rather than a set time/speed of the walk...but the steps were much higher burn overall than the set exercise/walk.

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  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    The title may be misleading, but what I want to know is, is it better to log steps taken during a walk or putting in the time and speed? The last website I used said steps over the day rather than a set time/speed of the walk...but the steps were much higher burn overall than the set exercise/walk.
    Steps during the day should be accounted for in your MFP activity setting.

    As for your walk, just log in your time during the walk - not steps. The calorie burn is a function of intensity anyway, and the easiest most accurate way to track this is through distance and duration. But, if you really want to know exactly, get a HRM.

    Good luck!
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,559 Member
    For exercise I log time and speed.

    However I also track steps throughout the day. I do not record them as exercise. I track them to help keep my overall activity level up.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    For exercise I log time and speed.

    However I also track steps throughout the day. I do not record them as exercise. I track them to help keep my overall activity level up.
    ^^^^^^^^
    I like this!
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