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Activity Level?

curvykatie
curvykatie Posts: 870 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi guys!

I just wanted to get your opinion or something.

When it asks about my activity level i don't know what to put - sedentary or lightly active? so i wondered what you all thought my activity level would be if i told you what i do.

I work in an office 8.30am - 5:15pm Monday - Sat (20min walk there and sometimes back), then a couple of nights a week i work as an exercise instructor doing 1 or 2 1hour classes.

So do i say im sedentary, then log the exercise, or do i say im lightly active and not log the exercise?

I'm confused >.<

Ideas anyone?

Thanks!
Katie
xxx

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  • barbiex3
    barbiex3 Posts: 1,036 Member
    its up to you
  • rebsaganes
    rebsaganes Posts: 112 Member
    That's what I do . I work in an office 9-5, but am able to go out and walk. I put sendetary and my walks go toward my exercise. It's sometimes the only time I can walk. I'm self employed so I can be flexible. Good luck Katie!
  • christabeltoria
    christabeltoria Posts: 129 Member
    I'm in something of the same position. I find that doing either gives about the same result. If you say you are sedentary, the fewer calories you'll get might encourage you to exercise more.
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    if you're an exercise instructor and walk several hours a week, I wouldn't call that a sedentary lifestyle - maybe not an athlete but sedentary is basically NOT MOVING- these are ppl who drive to the mailbox, that's sedentary
  • Rikki444
    Rikki444 Posts: 326 Member
    Sounds a lot like me. I elected 'sendatary' and count everything active.... even cleaning the house!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I'd count the walking towards activity level (lightly active) and not log the daily it as exercise, but would log the exercise classes.
  • jllipson
    jllipson Posts: 646
    I would do sedentary and log the exercise.
    I personally view the lightly active category more of one for someone who might have to walk a lot during their work day, a construction worker would be one as I view as very active... just my point of view on this category.
  • MsKeelah919
    MsKeelah919 Posts: 332 Member
    I work 9-5. Power walk 20 min. on my lunches. I considered myself sedentary because 8 hours is a long time with no REAL activity. I log my lunch walks and my workouts as extra. So I'd do that with your fitness class as well... :)
  • icsracer
    icsracer Posts: 29 Member
    I think the active choices are for those who do a lot of moving around durring their day that would be difficult to log. It is one thing to walk a set distance or time. It is another to be up and down back and forth, start, stop, ect. This is just the way I look at it. I too sit at a desk for 8 hrs with a one hour break, in wich I walk. This is easy to document.
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