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Am I sedentary or lightly active?

nicola8989
nicola8989 Posts: 381 Member
edited March 5 in Fitness and Exercise
In my job I can have some days when I'm sat at a desk and some where I am walking around all day lifting and moving things. I do anywhere between 5000-8000 steps a day.

I also exercise at least 4-5x a week, often more.

At weekends I do have quite a few lazy hours but I also go out cycling or walking/hiking at least once/twice a weekend.

So am I sedentary or lightly active?

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Your exercise is irrelevant on MFP for your activity setting - that's why you log it after the event and get extra calories.

    Your job sounds like lightly active to me, all the activity setting does is to give you a little guidance towards a starting point. Try it for a few weeks and see what your results are (adjust if required) would be my suggestion.
  • nicola8989
    nicola8989 Posts: 381 Member
    That's a good suggestion thank you I'll try it!
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