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Entering in work calories.

KY2022runner
KY2022runner Posts: 72 Member
edited January 31 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok, so I work at a bank full time so 5 days a week I would say my job qualifies me as sedentary. But, on the weekends I work part-time in various retail stores as a brand rep. That has me on my feet walking around for anywhere from 5-7 hours each day on Saturday and Sunday.

My question is would you enter in some calories for exercise for all of that extra walking on those 2 days? Normally I won’t enter in exercise for calories for anything non-workout (i.e. mowing the grass). It just seems with how long i am on my feet and how much I really am moving that I should take those calories in to account.

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  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Personally I wouldn't. Work is work, exercise is exercise.
  • EdTheGinge
    EdTheGinge Posts: 1,616 Member
    I'd keep everything as it is and not log any for walking around.
  • danielledrinkwine1
    danielledrinkwine1 Posts: 4 Member
    If your moving alot try an app like runkeeper to track calories burned, if it's just that your on your feet I wouldn't bother. I do for mowing because I push mow over an acre of land that is hilly, none of it is flat so it is a workout but on days I mow I don't do more than one workout on my treadmill.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I would use lightly active for your NEAT setting for MFP, but don't log it as exercise.
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