Not sure how to log this....

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Kittieshocinski
Kittieshocinski Posts: 11 Member
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So I work at a casino where 3 days I am just a cashier so I put my profile and the semi active... But 2 days a week I work i the vault which is much busier and strenuous (sorry for my poor spelling). So I am wondering how you guys would log the extra activity for those 2 days. I have 27 drawers I have to unlock and lock (bending) I pretty much walk around in circles to get everything ( my pedometer says I walk about 1 mile a day in there) and I have to lift things that are anywhere from 2lbs to 20 lbs all day long... So can anyone help me out here? How would you guys do it?

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  • pftjill
    pftjill Posts: 488
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    I would keep it as is, unless it is making you feel that hungry where you need the extra cals.
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
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    If it's part of your usual routine it doesn't count as part of your fitness.
  • jennahiggins
    jennahiggins Posts: 56 Member
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    I agree, I wouldn't log it. I don't log the everyday stuff that I do. Anything extra though, like going to the gym, or working out yes, because you will probably need those extra calories. Good Luck.
  • Mills187
    Mills187 Posts: 171
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    honestly I would try wearing a Heart rate monitor that shows your burned calories to get an accurate burn at least for one day and then base all your other days off of that.
  • tsgaddy
    tsgaddy Posts: 96 Member
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    You may want to get a heart rate monitor with a chest strap (there are a lot of them out there, so more expensive than other. Mine is from Walmart for $50 and it works just fine). I initially set my day as sedentary because I have an office job, but after wearing it all day a couple of time on days that I didn't work out, I found that I actually burn about 2600/day because I take the train to work and do a lot of walking around the office. So now I have it set as if I'm a nurse (which is still only 2400 cals burned/day) and I see a difference.
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    From what I've read, HRMs actually are ineffective at giving you an accurate reading of calories burned when you're NOT exercising and exerting yourself more than usual.
  • tsgaddy
    tsgaddy Posts: 96 Member
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    From what I've read, HRMs actually are ineffective at giving you an accurate reading of calories burned when you're NOT exercising and exerting yourself more than usual.

    how has what you've read been measured to form that sort of opinion? My HRM is pretty accurate and that's from my actual experience
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 707 Member
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    So I work at a casino where 3 days I am just a cashier so I put my profile and the semi active... But 2 days a week I work i the vault which is much busier and strenuous (sorry for my poor spelling). So I am wondering how you guys would log the extra activity for those 2 days. I have 27 drawers I have to unlock and lock (bending) I pretty much walk around in circles to get everything ( my pedometer says I walk about 1 mile a day in there) and I have to lift things that are anywhere from 2lbs to 20 lbs all day long... So can anyone help me out here? How would you guys do it?

    Totally off-topic, but your spelling here is perfect. No worries :-)

    Kris
  • lizzy646
    lizzy646 Posts: 15
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    You have no spelling mistakes :smile:
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    From what I've read, HRMs actually are ineffective at giving you an accurate reading of calories burned when you're NOT exercising and exerting yourself more than usual.

    how has what you've read been measured to form that sort of opinion? My HRM is pretty accurate and that's from my actual experience

    Right. I've used an HRM also and have actual experience.
    There's something called the bodybugg which is designed to determine how many calories you burn in a day. An HRM just is not designed to do that and will give you inaccurate results. They are not designed to measure your heart rate at rest, but doing aerobic exercise.

    While there may be some exceptions to that (for example, the Polar FA20) most HRMs are not designed to be worn all day and will be inaccurate in determining your heartrate at rest and will not take into account the calories you are burning from just being alive.

    Also, you need to take into account your resting calorie burn which is not taken into account by HRMs.
  • Kittieshocinski
    Kittieshocinski Posts: 11 Member
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    Thanks guys! And Im glad my spelling was ok Kris... I am usually the world's worst speller, so I usually appologize ahead of time1

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