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listing walking done at work as exercise

utvolsfan74
utvolsfan74 Posts: 45 Member
edited January 13 in Fitness and Exercise
I work full at a busy restaurant full time. Should I log all the walking I do at work serving my tables? I walk alot carrying heavy trays and walk fast. Just curious if I should log this as exercise?

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  • DaniH826
    DaniH826 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Pobably depends on what you have your basic activity level set to. If it's at sedentary, then yes. If it's higher, then no because they take that into account already.
  • mjculbertson4512
    mjculbertson4512 Posts: 157 Member
    yes. A small pedometer will help you track time, steps and distance. Lots of options out there. Look for a 2 or 3 axis model you can pin your pocket.
  • blueboxblues
    blueboxblues Posts: 73 Member
    Pobably depends on what you have your basic activity level set to. If it's at sedentary, then yes. If it's higher, then no because they take that into account already.
  • chelledawg14
    chelledawg14 Posts: 509 Member
    Id' invest in aFitbit and it will automatically adjust your steps for cals burned when you sync with MFP. It's well worth the $99 investment. You would set your activity level at sedentary and not log anything for exercise.
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Pobably depends on what you have your basic activity level set to. If it's at sedentary, then yes. If it's higher, then no because they take that into account already.

    This.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Pobably depends on what you have your basic activity level set to. If it's at sedentary, then yes. If it's higher, then no because they take that into account already.


    Another vote for ^this.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Pobably depends on what you have your basic activity level set to. If it's at sedentary, then yes. If it's higher, then no because they take that into account already.

    This ^^ I'd recommend setting your activity level based on it.
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    I hit a point at work where my activity level became HIGHLY variable. So I set my level to sedentary and used a pedometer app on my phone to determine the rest of it. It seemed to work fairly well. The calories "burned" varied by more than 400 per day.
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