How many calories does waiting on tables burn per hour?

Try this calculator

http://www.fitday.com/webfit/burned/calories_burned_Serving_food_setting_table_implied_walking_or_standing.html


I bus tables 3 days a week and I'm curious to how much I burn as well and I found this calculator, not sure how precise it is but it gives you a better idea of how much you burn per hour while working in a restaurant


Idk if that link worked because its really long:/ so try this one if it didnt:x

http://tinyurl.com/l89h3f7

I don't count waiting tables. MFP asks you at the beginning if you are sedentary or if you work an active job. I figure my body is pretty used to it. I doubt my heart rate is too elevated...despite running around with no breaks and carrying/lifting/lower trays that weigh in excess of 50+ lbs. I think that since it's been years since this has made me sore, it's safe to say I don't need to eat the calories back.

Just my personal opinion.

Change your stats to moderate activity to account for your job. Don't list it as exercise. That should be above and beyond normal daily activity.

Hi, I googled it.

"December 07, 2011 7:58 am
Question~I've been moonlighting as waitress for the past month or so on the weekends.( I've done this kind of work before, so I'm fast,efficient and good at it;) Hence why I do not workout on Saturday. I work from about 4:30pm to around 1 -2 am. I am constantly moving! I wore my HRM one night and I got 1978 calories burned in an 8 hour shift."

My opinion: If you have your activity set at sedentary or low activity then I would be inclined to add it, but if not then it will already be included in the MFP calculations.

Cheers

Don't count your job.

I hope this information helps:

Calories burned in jobs with a high amount of activity
Examples: Construction workers, waitresses, farmers, custodians and maintenance workers, landscapers, professionals of a construction trade such as carpenters, plumbers, welders, roofers, or electricians.

These professions require a lot of physically taxing activity. They might range widely in nature, but what they have in common is that they cover a lot of distance, or spend a lot of time hefting themselves or materials around in order to get a job done. They spent much of the day on their feet, and some of them must use their strength in often varying and unpredictable ways.

With roughly 1500 steps taken each hour, these careers have people taking roughly 12,000 steps in an 8 hour period. By our calculations, that’s 175 calories per hour, or 1,400 in eight. Keep in mind that these numbers are based off of a 145 pound person. Considering that the occupations above have a higher than average male occupancy, body weights will tend to be higher and so will the caloric burn.

These physically challenging jobs might have people taking enough steps, and burning enough calories, but they do not lead to a complete picture of fitness. There is still plenty of room for strength training, cardio that is intense enough to get the heart rate up, and stretching to help maintain flexibility and avoid injuries."

that number includes bmr.so its already way off.. and as current tradesman and former server, you gotta be some kinda special to think the 2 are comparable.

I hope this information helps:

Calories burned in jobs with a high amount of activity
Examples: Construction workers, waitresses, farmers, custodians and maintenance workers, landscapers, professionals of a construction trade such as carpenters, plumbers, welders, roofers, or electricians.

These professions require a lot of physically taxing activity. They might range widely in nature, but what they have in common is that they cover a lot of distance, or spend a lot of time hefting themselves or materials around in order to get a job done. They spent much of the day on their feet, and some of them must use their strength in often varying and unpredictable ways.

With roughly 1500 steps taken each hour, these careers have people taking roughly 12,000 steps in an 8 hour period. By our calculations, that’s 175 calories per hour, or 1,400 in eight. Keep in mind that these numbers are based off of a 145 pound person. Considering that the occupations above have a higher than average male occupancy, body weights will tend to be higher and so will the caloric burn.

These physically challenging jobs might have people taking enough steps, and burning enough calories, but they do not lead to a complete picture of fitness. There is still plenty of room for strength training, cardio that is intense enough to get the heart rate up, and stretching to help maintain flexibility and avoid injuries."