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Is walking at work a exercise?

steveuk23
steveuk23 Posts: 5 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi.
Sorry I've just hot back into using the app and have been entering my food.
But on the exercise and fitness I didn't know wether I should include my job.
I'm on my feet all day in a factory just walking here and there do you think I should include this.
Cheers

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  • ZyheeMoongazer
    ZyheeMoongazer Posts: 343 Member
    You wouldn't log that into the exercise section. Your activity level would get set to lightly active or higher. Under Settings>Update Profile read through the descriptions and pick what fits your job best. This will tell MFP to give your a higher TDEE setting. Exercise is something outside your normal day to day activities.
  • steveuk23
    steveuk23 Posts: 5 Member
    ZyheeMoongazer wrote: »
    You wouldn't log that into the exercise section. Your activity level would get set to lightly active or higher. Under Settings>Update Profile read through the descriptions and pick what fits your job best. This will tell MFP to give your a higher TDEE setting. Exercise is something outside your normal day to day activities.
    Thanks for that I didn't see that part :)

  • UltraRunnerGale
    UltraRunnerGale Posts: 346 Member
    I have a FitBit, which logs my daily walking automatically. So, my walking at work (and otherwise) is logged. I set my activity level to sedentary as to not screw up the "exercise". I do realize that my daily walking (aside from my pre-work walks and lunchtime walks) are not "real" exercise. So, I make sure that I don't eat all of my exercise calories thinking that I'm burning more calories than I may really be burning. Yes, work walking is technically exercise, but it's not like cranking out a few miles. B)
  • steveuk23
    steveuk23 Posts: 5 Member
    UltraRunnerGale wrote: »
    I have a FitBit, which logs my daily walking automatically. So, my walking at work (and otherwise) is logged. I set my activity level to sedentary as to not screw up the "exercise". I do realize that my daily walking (aside from my pre-work walks and lunchtime walks) are not "real" exercise. So, I make sure that I don't eat all of my exercise calories thinking that I'm burning more calories than I may really be burning. Yes, work walking is technically exercise, but it's not like cranking out a few miles. B)
    Yeah I might do that one day ad interesting to see how much I walk in the day :)
    I've changed my settings now I only ever used the app that's why I didn't see them lol
    Thanks
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