Sedentary or . . .

lafew1
lafew1 Posts: 1 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I set my Initial information as "sedentary" due to my job, but I workout for two hours a day, which includes 5-10K run, supersets, weight training and pull ups. Is that appropriate? Will the Garmin sync impact any analysis? Does the sedentary setting seem appropriate due to the job?

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  • eboniivoried
    eboniivoried Posts: 34 Member
    I have mine set to sedentary, because for 8-9 hours I am sitting all day, which is hard on the body. I log the exercise I do (under "cardio" option) for caloric credits that I later eat up. The Garmin should help you get a better analysis of the calories you burn and would be more accurate than the MFP guesstimate.
  • dwick1017
    dwick1017 Posts: 21 Member
    Working out 2 hours a day is not sedentary. You are active.
  • ModernRock
    ModernRock Posts: 372 Member
    dwick1017 wrote: »
    Working out 2 hours a day is not sedentary. You are active.

    If you log the exercise, then you don't take it into account for setting your activity level. Sitting all day except for 2 hours of logged exercise would be "sedentary".
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Exercise is nothing to do with your activity setting if you are following the MFP method.
    Remember MFP isn't a TDEE site.
    Read the stickies in the getting started forum if you are unclear how this works.

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