Exercise Calories: To log, or not to log?

impish_90
impish_90 Posts: 4
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all! Longtime lurker, first time poster.

I'm a pretty sedentary person, but I do work at a bakery several days a week, sometimes for as many as four or five hours straight. Should I be logging this as exercise?

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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    No.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I think it would be more accurate to boost your activity level from sedentary to lightly active and not log the work as exercise. It would give you slightly more calories daily and you wouldn't have to worry about inaccurate calorie estimates.
  • ashleyisgreat
    ashleyisgreat Posts: 586 Member
    No, but you might consider changing your activity level from "sedentary" to "lightly active" if you are consistently working at the bakery.

    Most people here will tell you that anything that you do normally should be considered activity and not exercise, and I tend to agree.
  • impish_90
    impish_90 Posts: 4
    Thank you! This is very helpful. :)
  • heathmarie143
    heathmarie143 Posts: 38 Member
    Agreed. Any normal daily activities should be factored into your "activity level" rather than logged as calories burned.

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