SENDENTARY, LIGHTLY ACTIVE, MODERATE, ACTIVE, VERY ACTIVE?!?

tanzia97
tanzia97 Posts: 7 Member
edited June 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
What am I? This is my life style below...

- I sit at my desk, I occasionally walk around the building and take staircases, I walk 30 minutes per day.
- Per week this is my exercise routine. [2x a week is Cardio 37 mins] [2x a week Bodyweight training with cardio blend 30 mins] [2x a week Strength training with cardio blend 40 mins]

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  • nettip
    nettip Posts: 113 Member
    It will depend if you logg your work outs or court them as your daily routine ?
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Although you have a desk job you are still active.
    The rule of thumb is less than 5000 steps (around 2.5 miles) a day - sedentary
    10000 steps lightly active, more than 15000 steps, active etc
    I average 20k steps a day and count myself as active :smile: hope this helps.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited June 2015
    tanzia97 wrote: »
    What am I? This is my life style below...

    - I sit at my desk, I occasionally walk around the building and take staircases, I walk 30 minutes per day.
    - Per week this is my exercise routine. [2x a week is Cardio 37 mins] [2x a week Bodyweight training with cardio blend 30 mins] [2x a week Strength training with cardio blend 40 mins]

    I'd say lightly active

    I hit sedentary (BMR x 1.2) at around 2000-2500 steps
    Lightly Active (BMRx1.4) probably around 5000

    Your workouts you log on top using the exercise diary .. cut MFP estimates for calorie burn in half
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
    edited June 2015
    Per this article
    1) <5000 steps.d (sedentary);
    2) 5000-7499 steps.d (low active);
    3) 7500-9999 steps.d (somewhat active);
    4) > or =10,000-12,499 steps.d (active); and
    5) > or =12,500 steps.d (highly active)
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715035
    However this is pre exercise and you should set your activity level pre exercise as well.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Yup that seems to map my stats

    I've just worked it out on a spreadsheet .. for I am a geek :blush:

    my BMR is around 1460

    Judging by my fitbit

    Sedentary would be around 2000 steps which would take me to BMR x 1.2 (1760)
    Lightly active = 5000 steps which would take me to BMR x 1.4 (2060)
    Active = 10,000 takes me to BMR x 1.61 (2200-2300)

    love mah toys
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Exercise isn't part of your activity setting - that's why you log it separately.
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    Thank you for the wonderful answers - most helpful. I have been wondering this for a little while.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    tanzia97 wrote: »
    What am I? This is my life style below...

    - I sit at my desk, I occasionally walk around the building and take staircases, I walk 30 minutes per day.
    - Per week this is my exercise routine. [2x a week is Cardio 37 mins] [2x a week Bodyweight training with cardio blend 30 mins] [2x a week Strength training with cardio blend 40 mins]

    That's pretty much the definition of sedentary. For MFP, you don't include exercise in the activity setting.

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