Fellow teachers?

mwilson1018

I was wondering how other teachers have put in their activity level...light active? I put sedentary, but the more I think about it the more I realize how much I chase after children What do you think?

Thanks!

8.8 pounds down!!! :happy:

MissMouse85

I put lightly active... if you're like me you're on your feet most of the day (and chasing kids definitely counts as exercise!)

Congrats on your weightloss, and good luck!

kwardklinck

Lightly active works for me. I have orthopedically impaired kids so I do alot of pushing wheelchairs and lifting kids during the day. I think if you teach little ones, that works. A secondary teacher may not be as active.

confuseacat

Not a school teacher but have taught church nursery and sunday school for years. I would say the lower the grade level the higher the activity level. Give yourself at least the light activity
.Hats off to K-2 teachers:flowerforyou: I don't know how Y'all do it everyday. I only do pre -K once a week for an hour and they wear me out!

wheatable1

I put lightly because I am a resource teacher and iIam up and down these halls all day long getting my different groups. I don't know any classroom teacher that has time to sit!

Amy_B

I put lightly active also. I figure that I walk around the room a lot and only really sit on my prep and at lunch.

mweeks

I teach 7th grade and I set mine as lightly active also. I teach math and am constantly moving from student to student helping with their work. Not only that, I rarely sit down during the day so I would say lightly active would work for any teacher.

OneMission

I teach 4-year-old Kindergarten.
I've been asked several times how I sit at my desk. (It is covered w/my students' creations they have made for me )
My answer? I don't. I never have time to sit! (as "Wheatable1" mentioned)
I have my activity level at "active", because I dance and play right along with them :happy:
Not to mention we are on the basement level (in an old school) so there are lots of trips up and down stairs/hallways.
Congrats on your progress already and best of luck to you on the rest of your mission!!!
:flowerforyou: T

KateDonnelly

I agree that you are the very least in the light-active level. NOT sedentary. I nanny for three toddlers twice a week and teach adults another two days a week and both jobs have me on my feet and on the go almost constantly. It means you burn more calories without exercise then folks who sit a lot for their jobs, I am so glad this is so because that means I get to eat just the teensiest bit more and I LOVE to eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mwilson1018

Thank you for your responses! I have changed it to lightly active. I am at a consolidated school, which means we have Pre-K-12 grade. I teach Spanish so I have a HUGE range of ages! The high school students need Spanish as a subject to get into college, while the younger ones take it as a connections class. My day goes from Kindergarten to 10th grade...so I have my hands full! Don't know why I was thinking sedentary...maybe because I was sitting while doing it...haha, who knows. Thanks again!!

mrayniak

I run around chasing infants and toddlers - but my trainer suggested to still put seditary so you always come out a little ahead - if you eat a little more than the calories suggested its ok because you know you do more activity than what MPF thinks - it has helped for me and was an almost 300 calorie difference for my goal.

Sweet13_Princess

I just posted this in another forum, but I put down lightly active. I do walk around and monitor my student's progress when the work in groups or take a test, but I do some sitting too. I wonder which grade level teachers get the most exercise? I wonder if a study has ever been done....*shows she really is a nerd*

Shannon

abyt42

I'm a secondary teacher, and don't sit. I don't have a desk, and teach in two different classrooms. I chose "lightly active," since I do stay on my feet all day and, when I wore a pedometer, walked more than five miles a day just checking in with folks. Is there a "social butterfly" setting?