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should i log it?

kelseyjsnyder
kelseyjsnyder Posts: 219 Member
edited February 9 in Fitness and Exercise
When we go grocery shopping we usually will walk around the store for a good 1 1/2-2 hours cause we always do. should i log that in my exercize?
if so what do i log it as? walking 2.0 mph(slow pace) not that we necesarryily go slow all the time. Thanks

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  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,933 Member
    i used to log 1/2 of it since i only did it every 2 weeks so if i went 2 hours id log 1hr of walking 2.0 mph, but i dont bother anymore, its up to you
  • Groovyca2022
    Groovyca2022 Posts: 21,378 Member
    Totally up to you....Some log grocery shopping, cooking and house cleaning.
  • kelseyjsnyder
    kelseyjsnyder Posts: 219 Member
    ok, yeah we only go every 2 weeeks (if that) just cause its so far away from our house (30-40 miles one way)
  • MirandaDeCrane
    MirandaDeCrane Posts: 78 Member
    I figure if it isn't something I do every single day, I'd log it! :) I feel like i'm dying after a grocery trip! LOL Usually takes 1.5 hours while wrangling 4 little kids LOL
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    You need to get a speedometer
  • ingraha
    ingraha Posts: 99 Member
    This is where I love the fitbit. It counts every step and I dont have to worry over logging or not. If you are someone who never walks, yhou should log it. If you are set at a mildly active, etc, and you walk a lot anyway, then I wouldnt. Fitbit is really accurate here.
  • kelseyjsnyder
    kelseyjsnyder Posts: 219 Member
    I figure if it isn't something I do every single day, I'd log it! :) I feel like i'm dying after a grocery trip! LOL Usually takes 1.5 hours while wrangling 4 little kids LOL

    yeah Thats what i was thinking although i only have 1 kiddo, 2 if you count the hubby. and i think he wants to buy a TV today. so it may take even longer. although if he gets a tv i get a treadmill!!
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I only log exercise as those things that I have devoted to exercising. So to me...no I won't log it.
  • kelseyjsnyder
    kelseyjsnyder Posts: 219 Member
    This is where I love the fitbit. It counts every step and I dont have to worry over logging or not. If you are someone who never walks, yhou should log it. If you are set at a mildly active, etc, and you walk a lot anyway, then I wouldnt. Fitbit is really accurate here.

    ive heard of fitbit but dont know what it is could you explain it to me? costs? equipment? Thanks
  • ThatSoundsHard
    ThatSoundsHard Posts: 475 Member
    If it's something that I HAVE to do in order to live (snow shoveling/grass cutting, cleaning, cooking, yard work walking to/from/around the store/school/activities) no. I don't log it. Those all fall under the category of daily activity, even if I only do it once a week or a couple of times a month.
    Personally, the only thing I log are my actual workouts. The rest is just living.
  • paperpusher3
    paperpusher3 Posts: 36 Member
    I go food shopping every three weeks and I do log the walking and the lifting but usually at half the amount.
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