Question about calories burned at work?

dukeninja
dukeninja Posts: 50 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey all, I wanted to get a rough idea of how many extra calories I burn at work. I'm a radiographer, so I'm on my feet 90% of the time in the department, and push the "portable" X-ray machine around the hospital to different wards. I also wear a lead rubber apron weighing around 7kg for hours on end when I'm in operating theatres. Thank you all!

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  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    That would likely class as Activities of Daily Living, not something you should be counting for calories. You should be walking 10,000 steps a day for basic health, any weight loss goals are extra (further or more intense). Maybe get a pedometer?
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    If it's your job and you do it all the time your body gets very used to it and becomes efficient. Unless you are losing weight too rapidly I wouldn't count any work related activity as exercise.
  • kaikea
    kaikea Posts: 27 Member
    You could try a device like a BodyMedia FIT. I work a retail job on some days and am on my feet walking around. I burn an additional 800 calories or so on those days.

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