Question about the activity setting when creating diet/fitness profile

sparklepegasus
sparklepegasus Posts: 13 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi -
I work at a desk 7 hours a day but also walk an hour or more per day,
and do some cardio during the week.
Would this be considered sedentary or light active or active?
I just want to make sure I'm in the right zone as far as daily calorie limit.
Any help is very very much appreciated - thanks!

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  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    It depends. If you go with sedentary, then log the walk/cardio as exercise to allow extra calories. Or if you select lightly active, then don't log the walk/cardio unless you have a day where you are active AND workout.
  • sparklepegasus
    sparklepegasus Posts: 13 Member
    Thank you! That makes sense!!!
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Tricky part comes with consistency. If you consistently walk an hour each day and are consistent with your cardio week after week, the do as @StaciMarie1974 says. If you are not consistent, then set to sedentary and log actual activities.

    My issues is I'm not consistent enough. But I use a tracker so I set to sedentary and track all my activities.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    I work a desk job but am in the gym consistently 5 days a week. I put my activity level at sedentary. Then I add my workouts as exercise.
  • sparklepegasus
    sparklepegasus Posts: 13 Member
    Thank you! - I set my activity level at sedentary. I have a tracker so will just log all exercise. YAY!
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