How active am i?

quackers82

Just curious as to how active i would class my self.

I walk at 3.5 miles an hour and do 6 to 7 35 minute/ 2 miles walks a day, which adds up to 12-14 miles a day walking on purpose. Sometimes up to 18 miles on weekend days so doing around 100 miles a week purpose walking, my pedometer which i use only when purpose walking comes in between 25,000 and 35,000 steps daily.

So on the Sedentary, Lightly Active etc scale where am i?

I could do more walking but that means eating even more back and i already get scared when i am eating 2700 calories a day so i reach my goal, still not sure if i should even be consuming that much energy whilst trying to lose weight.

(I'm Male, 6ft 3, 192lbs, currently set at 1.5lbs per week lose, so goal is 1650 net calories a day)

JenMc14

What kind of job do you have? If you have a desk job, I'd list your activity as sedentary, then log your walks as exercise. I workout a good amount, but sit at a desk most days, so that is what I do. I think people have a tendency to overestimate their daily activity levels, so that's what I go with. If you're not comfortable with that, I'd call it lightly active.

quackers82

Its mainly desk based, i typically do about 4000 steps walking up and down to different rooms at work but i do not count this as thats my normal day, and i do not wear my pedometer while at work.

SHBoss1673

I'd say lightly active if I had to guess (without knowing more about you). but really, as a trainer my opinion is: unless you are in some way physically limited, walking should be a short gateway into more dynamic activity. Think about it this way, your body becomes extremely efficient at any activity the more you do it. Walking, being something we do every day (most of us) means you don't burn many calories doing it compared with other light to moderate activity. Plus you gain very very little in the way of muscle tissue, and there's a strong trade-off with joint health and chronic soft tissue injuries associated with excessive walking. Not to say you shouldn't be walking, but if you're interested in burning extra calories or working on increasing your physical stamina/health you may want to seriously consider something a little more vigorous.