Choosing the right activity level

mcveteran06
mcveteran06 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 14 in Getting Started
Hello fitness pals, I'm having a difficult time choosing which level of activity I am at when setting up the Goals. I workout for an hour 5 days a week doing heavy lifting. I am a stay at home dad and full time college student. I will run 2 miles at a very easy pace once a week. Soy question is... Is that Sedentary? Light Active? Where am I? Any advice will be appreciated.

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  • jddicarlo
    jddicarlo Posts: 171 Member
    There's a goo post in this getting started board near the top called step by step guide. That helped me out a bunch. I have a desk job so I am sedentary. Don't factor in your workouts during the week. That would be extra or additional. So if you are a stay at home dad and student, you are not sitting around all day. Would assume during the day you are walking around a bit. I'd start at lightly active. You could try one level up as well. It will be more of an adjustment. If you wanted to start one level up (is that moderate active) and run with that for a few weeks as see what your results are. Then adjust down a level of it isn't right.
  • mcveteran06
    mcveteran06 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks! I'll check out that post.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Activity level excludes purposeful exercise which you log separately

    So if when you're not exercising you are sitting in a classroom, or hanging out on the sofa with the kids mainly then put sedentary ..if you're moving a lot more then lightly active
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Some people prefer a TDEE approach...what are your goals? Are you bulking,cutting or maintaining?
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    I like setting it at sedentary and then adding in exercise as I go, which will aslo give you more calories as needed.
  • mcveteran06
    mcveteran06 Posts: 3 Member
    Rabbitjb, I'm cutting right now. Thanks for the input everybody.
  • meowmixmastah
    meowmixmastah Posts: 2 Member
    I work a desk job and have it set at sedentary -- but I don't log cardio at all (strength training, yes). I aim for my macros to cut, and any added weight loss is a bonus.
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