Lightly Active VS Sedentary

AmbyrJayde

Ok, so when I started my job it was 8 hours on the phone no getting up except for breaks. I've recently been promoted to floorwalker so I spend 5-7 hours on my feet. Would that make me "Lightly Active"?
Also if it does, can I still log my walk to work (23 minutes 3.5 miles per hour) separately or do I have to include it in my being "Lightly Active" now?
I think its separate but I'm not sure.

AmbyrJayde

Bump before bed. Also i hate typing on this phone

AbsoluteNG

I'd call that sedentary as to not cheap myself.

AmbyrJayde

I'd call that sedentary as to not cheap myself.

I think I'll stick wity Lightly active since it actually gives me less calories than if I log my actual walking for standing at my job. So Ended up figuring it out myself thanks though

nxd10

Personally, I'd stick with sedentary and see if you're hungry.

When I walk really fast, I get hungry and tired. It's a lot of calories to walk 4+ mph. When I stroll at 2-3 mph it seems to burn no calories and I don't notice the difference.

Sorry - it's frustrating when you post at an odd time and no one answers.

Guitarjon

I think it's hard to distinguish between sedentary and what is classed as lightly active. There's a big difference between a walk and a stroll around the office however, to me, sedentary is sat on your rear all day...

nxd10

I think it's hard to distinguish between sedentary and what is classed as lightly active. There's a big difference between a walk and a stroll around the office however, to me, sedentary is sat on your rear all day...

It's funny you say that. I'm a professor and walk a lot around campus and jump around a lot in front of my classes. I walk to work and sometimes home for lunch. I work in the garden a lot and take care of my animals.

But I list myself as sedentary and just log my walks and gardening (ignore walking at work). When I list as lightly active I don't lose weight.

The reason it is important is a multiplier for calorie calculation. So it gets at how much you burn calories. I'm in my 50's and I know that my calorie use has slowed down over the past 40 years, even though my activity level really hasn't. It was particularly marked after my 40's. So being more conservative has been helpful for me.

AmbyrJayde

I think it's hard to distinguish between sedentary and what is classed as lightly active. There's a big difference between a walk and a stroll around the office however, to me, sedentary is sat on your rear all day...

It's funny you say that. I'm a professor and walk a lot around campus and jump around a lot in front of my classes. I walk to work and sometimes home for lunch. I work in the garden a lot and take care of my animals.

But I list myself as sedentary and just log my walks and gardening (ignore walking at work). When I list as lightly active I don't lose weight.

The reason it is important is a multiplier for calorie calculation. So it gets at how much you burn calories. I'm in my 50's and I know that my calorie use has slowed down over the past 40 years, even though my activity level really hasn't. It was particularly marked after my 40's. So being more conservative has been helpful for me.

I decided to change it back, felt like it was to many calories