Would you count this as exercise?

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  • MrsBozz1
    MrsBozz1 Posts: 248 Member
    Thanks guys :happy:

    I'm not super concerned with my weight, I'm just more of trying to be aware of my activity levels and exactly what and how much I'm eating.

    I may just let this one be a bonus and make a note in my exercise journal of what I did.

    I'm not really familiar with the phone app. Do any of you happen to know if you can make notes from there? It will be my only access to MFP for the weekend and I haven't gotten it downloaded yet.


    I don't know about the app (I don't really like apps) but I Google Myfitnesspal.com from my phone. It just takes me right to the website. Works great! I never use my computer, always just use the phone. And yes I can add notes. If you are trying to track your fitness I would track this! Just be realistic about how much it really is. Have a great time! Good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    I'm not super concerned with my weight, I'm just more of trying to be aware of my activity levels and exactly what and how much I'm eating.
    I may just let this one be a bonus and make a note in my exercise journal of what I did.
    You can write exercise and diary notes on the phone app

    since I am on a higher activity level and not counting calories burned, I record activity in my note section of change the listing to "1 calorie burned" (tit won't accept a zero)
  • bdburch
    bdburch Posts: 127
    I don't know about the app (I don't really like apps) but I Google Myfitnesspal.com from my phone. It just takes me right to the website. Works great! I never use my computer, always just use the phone. And yes I can add notes. If you are trying to track your fitness I would track this! Just be realistic about how much it really is. Have a great time! Good luck! :flowerforyou:

    Thanks! I didn't think about just logging on through the phone's browser. Usually websites for computers aren't very phone friendly.
  • running_shoe
    running_shoe Posts: 180 Member
    As you can see, everybody manages their plans differently. I count everything. I would never manage to lose/maintain my weight if I didn't. I have a total desk job, and my baseline activity set really low. MFP has a number of calculations for walking, and I'd pick one. I would also be trying to count everything I eat (sometimes that helps me eat less because I have no idea how to count it!) You just have to be honest with yourself. Have fun!
  • Rockstar_JILL
    Rockstar_JILL Posts: 514 Member
    If you're heart rate isn't elevated, it isn't exercise!

    ^^This is how I feel about this
  • Rado_SVK
    Rado_SVK Posts: 442 Member
    If you use a pedometer then you can see how many more steps you take that day and add the difference to your exercise log. For instance if you normally walk 8000 steps in a day and on that day you walk 18000 steps, then you have exercised an extra 10,000 steps that day. Each 2000 steps is roughly a mile, so I would log this as walking 3 miles per hour for 100 minutes (5 miles x 20 minutes per mile).

    Otherwise, I don't know how you could realistically log it.

    I use a pedometer. It motivates me to go for a walk at the end of the day on inactive days.
    In my honest opinion and with all respect,If you ever want to achieve,stop wasting time on such a b******t as logging walking,cleaning the house,taking a shower,poo-ing,wee-ing and god knows what else as exercise..and start to exercise.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Thanks guys :happy:

    I'm not super concerned with my weight, I'm just more of trying to be aware of my activity levels and exactly what and how much I'm eating.

    I may just let this one be a bonus and make a note in my exercise journal of what I did.

    I'm not really familiar with the phone app. Do any of you happen to know if you can make notes from there? It will be my only access to MFP for the weekend and I haven't gotten it downloaded yet.

    I use the phone ap all the time. You can make notes, you can add things, you can track your macros. (Honestly I love the pie chart there better than the website's chart).

    The only thing I've ever had a problem with is that I can't figure out how to quick add calories on the phone. Also, you can't edit recipes on the phone. Everything else works perfectly.

    To quick add calories go to Diary> add food > meal #. This should give you a list of recently added foods or whatever depending on how yours is set up. If you scroll all the way down there is a blue highlight option at the bottom for quick add calories.
  • bdburch
    bdburch Posts: 127
    If you're heart rate isn't elevated, it isn't exercise!

    ^^This is how I feel about this

    The only problem I see about this method is that I should count the plane ride there (my heart beats really really fast on take off and landing) and I would count the excitement I would feel at seeing each new family member (they will be filtering into the house I'm staying at 1 or 2 at a time for hours). Since I have started exercising regularly my resting HR has slowed down significantly and I can feel every pound when it gets slightly elevated (this is still a new feeling to me :smile: )
  • whitecapwendy
    whitecapwendy Posts: 287 Member
    What I personally would do is, I would wear my heart monitor. My heart rate monitor (Polar ft7) separates fit and fat--iI would take note at the end of the time how much of the time was fit and log that. If no heart rate monitor, I mighte record maybe (lean hour of walking 2.0 (leisurely walk) because inevitably you will stop several times and probably sit down for a meal or two. If you do record it, make sure you walk around at a pretty good clip a good share of the time. Make it a workout.
  • bdburch
    bdburch Posts: 127
    In my honest opinion and with all respect,If you ever want to achieve,stop wasting time on such a b******t as logging walking,cleaning the house,taking a shower,poo-ing,wee-ing and god knows what else as exercise..and start to exercise.

    Thanks for your input. I totally agree with you about the cleaning, short walks, and taking a shower thing. I usually only log what I do in the gym. I just wanted to see what others opinions were on this as it is an unusual day for me and I won't have access to a gym this weekend.

    I also wouldn't consider doing "at home" workouts at the location I'm going to as the floor is really dirty and I don't believe that even laying a towel down will help that situation.
  • RhodRhod
    RhodRhod Posts: 109
    I think it's a personal choice, for me if I don't specifically do it for exercise to help with my weight(not getting heart rate up) then I don't log it. So I would probably count it as bonus. Have fun!
  • Rado_SVK
    Rado_SVK Posts: 442 Member
    In my honest opinion and with all respect,If you ever want to achieve,stop wasting time on such a b******t as logging walking,cleaning the house,taking a shower,poo-ing,wee-ing and god knows what else as exercise..and start to exercise.

    Thanks for your input. I totally agree with you about the cleaning, short walks, and taking a shower thing. I usually only log what I do in the gym. I just wanted to see what others opinions were on this as it is an unusual day for me and I won't have access to a gym this weekend.

    I also wouldn't consider doing "at home" workouts at the location I'm going to as the floor is really dirty and I don't believe that even laying a towel down will help that situation.
    Sorry I overlooked the thread and I thought the person Im replying to is the OP..anyway if you want to make yourself active over the weekend,during that festival,try to hire a bike if its possible and have a blast on it :tongue:
  • EmmaKarney
    EmmaKarney Posts: 690 Member
    Is your heart rate going to be up?
  • Lyerin
    Lyerin Posts: 818 Member
    I would consider it a bonus and not log it.

    Exactly. I would love the bonus burn. :)
  • Energizer06
    Energizer06 Posts: 311 Member
    I would consider it a bonus and not log it.

    This...And if you eat a few more calories...no big deal!
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 970 Member
    I would since you don't do it normally. But log it as walking at a slow pace.
  • bdburch
    bdburch Posts: 127
    Is your heart rate going to be up?

    It will but probably not from walking. It will be more from the shows and excitement and will probably come in short bursts. I find conflicting statements on this but does your heart beat really have to be elevated for exercise?

    Would it be considered elevated if my resting heart rate is 70 and my walking heart rate to be 85-90?
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    I'm not really familiar with the phone app. Do any of you happen to know if you can make notes from there? It will be my only access to MFP for the weekend and I haven't gotten it downloaded yet.

    You can write exercise and diary notes on the phone app
    ^^ This, I use my phone app almost exclusively some days, and since I don't eat back my exercise calories I don't log them but I do note them in the "exercise notes" section or on my news feed.
  • lozadee
    lozadee Posts: 89 Member
    id log 1/2 the time you state because from my experience theres as much sitting/standing at the same time and id log the food/drink - sometimes retrospective to the weekend but i would to keep an eye on input/out put ect.
  • treenuh_x
    treenuh_x Posts: 94 Member
    I really dunno, man. I usually only log my walking if my heart rate is elevated - if I'm walking at a much faster pace than my fat butt usually walks at. If you're just leisurely strolling around, going from booth to booth, you're probably going to be spending a significant amount of time standing at booths, standing around chatting to people, etc, so it's not going to be 7-8 hours of strictly walking.

    I'd probably make a note in my MFP exercise diary saying what I did, but I wouldn't log it as calories burned because you'll probably grossly overestimate how many calories you burned that day. Consider it extra accidental exercise. ;)
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    Log it! I'd recommend logging about 3/4 of the time (to account for if you stand still/sit down) on the lowest walking speed. I do this for shopping (its a long walk twice round the mall!) and I did this for a French Living exhibition I went to with my sister, but I also made sure I logged our lunch and all the little tastings we'd had (there wren't as many as we'd thought:ohwell: but I did find out I liked Pernod with the right mixer!:drinker: )

    Anything which involves moving around, which leaves you tired, will be additional calories burnt compared with a sedentary lifestyle (desk job). There is plenty of research which says you burn more calories standing than sitting, so walking instead of sitting on your bum is going to burn even more.
  • olores
    olores Posts: 257 Member
    All movement is exercise according to WW!~ If you wear a tracking device, it would most definitely count. Count it, but don't eat back the calories.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    If you're heart rate isn't elevated, it isn't exercise!

    ^^This is how I feel about this

    The only problem I see about this method is that I should count the plane ride there (my heart beats really really fast on take off and landing) and I would count the excitement I would feel at seeing each new family member (they will be filtering into the house I'm staying at 1 or 2 at a time for hours). Since I have started exercising regularly my resting HR has slowed down significantly and I can feel every pound when it gets slightly elevated (this is still a new feeling to me :smile: )

    I think they mean heart rate specifically as a result of exertion.
    Heart rate is not directly related to calories burned, however it can be used as an indicator of exertion. Yes, there are any number of other reasons HR can be elevated.
  • bdburch
    bdburch Posts: 127
    All movement is exercise according to WW!~ If you wear a tracking device, it would most definitely count. Count it, but don't eat back the calories.

    The only splurging I plan on doing is at White Castles. I love me some little hamburgers, chicken rings, and big red soda! They don't have any of that stuff in my region. Also Cook Out! I love their hush puppies! Other than that, I believe that I can keep my appetite under control and I don't usually go overboard with fast food anyways since it makes me feel sickly now.
  • AbigailClarke48
    AbigailClarke48 Posts: 35
    I'd log it. Slow walking is not a huge calorie burner and it's not going to be an outrageous amount of calories! Careful of your knees dear :) If you're not used to walking that far, you can get sore.
  • bdburch
    bdburch Posts: 127
    I'd log it. Slow walking is not a huge calorie burner and it's not going to be an outrageous amount of calories! Careful of your knees dear :) If you're not used to walking that far, you can get sore.

    Thanks! I currently have a brace on one of my knees and haven't been working it too strenuously over the past few days just to try to prepare for the walking/standing on Saturday :)
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    walking for an extended amount of time is exercise. if it wasnt, there wouldnt be competitions for it. log it

    Have you even seen competive walkers? They tend to walk a little faster than walking around at a fair.

    Don't log it.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    walking for an extended amount of time is exercise. if it wasnt, there wouldnt be competitions for it. log it

    Have you even seen competive walkers? They tend to walk a little faster than walking around at a fair.

    Don't log it.


    Sometimes they walk faster than runner



    <
    Was beaten at a half marathon by a race walker
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    walking for an extended amount of time is exercise. if it wasnt, there wouldnt be competitions for it. log it

    Have you even seen competive walkers? They tend to walk a little faster than walking around at a fair.

    Don't log it.


    Sometimes they walk faster than runner



    <
    Was beaten at a half marathon by a race walker

    Girl, me too. :)
  • tubbyelmo
    tubbyelmo Posts: 415 Member
    I wear a Fitbit and it would still count the steps and tell me my calorie adjustment, so I guess it counts as exercise!

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