What do you think my activity level is?

frenchielover · May 2011

Hi all,
I did some searching about this topic, and I know it has been beat to death, but I just have to ask for some personal feedback....what do you think my activity level should be based on the following?

I have a desk job. During these 8 hours, I get up once an hour and walk to the kitchen/bathroom/etc. Its not far, 20-30 steps. My walk, one-way to work, is approx. 20-25 minutes...so 40-50 min. roundtrip. Sometimes I walk during lunch for 15-30 min. I also walk my dog for 15-25 min. every night.

I work-out 2-5 times a week....where I actually break a sweat.

I have currently set my activity level at "light", not logging any of this walking, and only logging workouts where I break a sweat.

Do you think this is correct or should I change my activity level to sedentary and log all the walking?

Thanks!!!

ShrinkingNinja · May 2011

I would think that light is pretty accurate.

SheehyCFC · May 2011

That sounds right to me. Even with the sedentary desk job, the walk to/from work + every day with your dog should account for any differences.

sue26 · May 2011

sounds correct to me, but Im no expert

erickirb · May 2011

Hi all,
I did some searching about this topic, and I know it has been beat to death, but I just have to ask for some personal feedback....what do you think my activity level should be based on the following?

I have a desk job. During these 8 hours, I get up once an hour and walk to the kitchen/bathroom/etc. Its not far, 20-30 steps. My walk, one-way to work, is approx. 20-25 minutes...so 40-50 min. roundtrip. Sometimes I walk during lunch for 15-30 min. I also walk my dog for 15-25 min. every night.

I work-out 2-5 times a week....where I actually break a sweat.

I have currently set my activity level at "light", not logging any of this walking, and only logging workouts where I break a sweat.

Do you think this is correct or should I change my activity level to sedentary and log all the walking?

Thanks!!!

Either light active and add your work out separately. or change to sedentary and log your walk to and from work, your dog walk, along with your "work-out" itself. Either way you should be at about the same caloric intake, if you eat your exercise calories as you should be.

jllipson · May 2011

Personally, set at sedentary, because that is what your job type is and that's how I interpret that portion, I read it as what I do for the majority of my working day.
Then log the walking and other workout activities accordingly. There is a slow walk, moderate and others that you could figure out what your walk is and log it appropriately. Figure out your distance and amount of time it takes you as a base for how fast you are going. If it takes you 15 minutes to go 2 miles, you are walking at 8 MPH pace... there are calculators that will help you figure this, just search mph pace calculator.

frenchielover · May 2011

Thanks guys....I am just torn about what to do because if I change it to sedentary its makes my cal goal from 1260 to 1200. The walking...based on 90 min. a day equals 300 calories, which ultimately means I get to eat MORE every day based on this information. I just don't want to overcompensate and not lose the weight I want.

llkilgore · May 2011

I tried to claim my daily walks as exercise so I could eat back the calories and it slowed my weight loss. I walk at a brisk pace, but I think I'd been doing it for too long and my body was too conditioned to it for it count as cardio. It hardly increases my pulse rate at all. I did lose around 10lbs when I first began walking with no other change other than swearing off carbonated beverages. But that was years ago.

What do you think my activity level is?

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