Work count as "working out?"

xyoshistarx
xyoshistarx Posts: 3
in Fitness and Exercise
I have a normal desk job in the morning but teach gymnastics 3 nights a week. There has to be something here that can be counted as exercise or strength. I'm on my feet the whole time except during stretches, but even then I am stretching too. I am constantly spotting and lifting kids. I just wish there was a way to measure how much I do and can be added to my daily workout. I choose not to work out on the days that I teach cause after teaching, I don’t fee like working out. :smile:

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    change your setting to active...or if it is already active then make it 'very active'
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    change your daily activity level from sedentary to lightly active
  • vlwimb84
    vlwimb84 Posts: 15
    I think it should especially if you are making repetitive motions for example i work as a housekeeper and cleaning windows for a good 30 minutes straight my arms get a slight workout and working the floors and definitely get a solid hour of walking
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Agree with the posters above. Change your activity level. I am not a fan of logging anything that isn't planned exercise time.
  • chels0722
    chels0722 Posts: 465 Member
    If it is something you do on a schedule/regular basis, your body has most likely adapted itself to it and is shouldn't be categorized as exercise. Exercise is something that should be spontaneous and challenging for the body. I agree you should probably just change your daily activity level even though it is only 3 nights a week.
  • xyoshistarx
    xyoshistarx Posts: 3
    Thanks everyone!! That never even crossed my mind.
  • rach503
    rach503 Posts: 86 Member
    Have you looked into Fitbit? I have one and it is superb at catching active times and adjusting my "exercise" to match. It pairs well with MFP as the two sites / aps talk to each other. I am on my feet for half the week at work and it can update my "Calories burned thru exercise" line up to as many as 600 calories or so... it's pretty amazing how much hitting 10,000 steps can affect that.
  • IveLanded
    IveLanded Posts: 797 Member
    If you aren't doing it deliberate for exercise, I don't count it as exercise.

    If I did it normally when I got fat, I don't count it as exercise.

    I chase and l lift kids all day for a living. I don't count it as exercise.

    IMHO if you have to ask, you probably shouldn't count it.

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