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calculating exercise-help the newbie (c:

ImRadical4Jesus
ImRadical4Jesus Posts: 144 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok I am new at this. My questions are: When I filled out the info when I signed up, I put that I exercise 3 times a week. So under the Exercise tab, do I put that in each day that I do exercise or not, since it was already calculated in? And if I go above the 3 times a week, that only should be entered? Hope this make sense. Thanks

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  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,501 Member
    Ok I am new at this. My questions are: When I filled out the info when I signed up, I put that I exercise 3 times a week. So under the Exercise tab, do I put that in each day that I do exercise or not, since it was already calculated in? And if I go above the 3 times a week, that only should be entered? Hope this make sense. Thanks
    Yep, it makes perfect sense! Yes, you should enter all your exercise. The info you enter about how much you intend to work out doesn't actually go into the calculations, which is confusing, because all the other info does. I think the only reason they ask that question is so you can track whether you meet your exercise goals, but I wish they'd find a different place to have you enter it, because it IS confusing. It's completely reasonable for a new person to assume that goes into the calculation along with all the other info you enter.
  • olong
    olong Posts: 255 Member
    Ok I am new at this. My questions are: When I filled out the info when I signed up, I put that I exercise 3 times a week. So under the Exercise tab, do I put that in each day that I do exercise or not, since it was already calculated in? And if I go above the 3 times a week, that only should be entered? Hope this make sense. Thanks
    Yep, it makes perfect sense! Yes, you should enter all your exercise. The info you enter about how much you intend to work out doesn't actually go into the calculations, which is confusing, because all the other info does. I think the only reason they ask that question is so you can track whether you meet your exercise goals, but I wish they'd find a different place to have you enter it, because it IS confusing. It's completely reasonable for a new person to assume that goes into the calculation along with all the other info you enter.

    ^^^^ Yep, she's right!
  • ImRadical4Jesus
    ImRadical4Jesus Posts: 144 Member
    Thank you for the info...I've been doing it right!
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,501 Member
    Thank you for the info...I've been doing it right!
    Awesome! And you're welcome. :-)
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