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Is it ok to include "total steps" from your pedometer?

kfayr
kfayr Posts: 14 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've had a few injuries and can't work out too much but calculate steps all day. But some of them are obviously walking to the kitchen and back etc. Do these all count in the long run towards "activity"??? Many thanks :smile:

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  • kfayr
    kfayr Posts: 14 Member
    Any advice welcome :)
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Sedentary includes basic movement ... it's actually figured at 120% of BMR. I wouldn't recommend including steps from normal activity as exercise.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    It's not recommended unless your using a tracker that links to MFP and determines what is actually extra (MFP already accounts for some activity, even with the sedentary setting).
  • kfayr
    kfayr Posts: 14 Member
    Thx guys
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