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Is doing 10k steps a day moderately active?

edwill3456
edwill3456 Posts: 59 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I work a desk job from 9-5. But other than that I workout 3-4 times a week and I make sure to get a minimum of 10k steps a day. Am I lightly active or moderately?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited April 2017
    I'd say lightly at the most. Log your workouts separately. Your activity level doesn't include them. Usually a desk job would mean sedentary but you can try lightly and if you're not losing after a month or so then adjust.
  • edwill3456
    edwill3456 Posts: 59 Member
    Okay thanks for the reply
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,359 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    I'd say lightly at the most. Log your workouts separately. Your activity level doesn't include them. Usually a desk job would mean sedentary but you can try lightly and if you're not losing after a month or so then adjust.

    I would say it is at least lightly active. I am sedentary outside of my exercise, and I rarely get more than 6000 steps, often less. 10000 pretty much doubles that.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Does the 10K steps include your exercise? Or is it in addition to your exercise?
  • edwill3456
    edwill3456 Posts: 59 Member
    It an addition to my excerise
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    I think you're between lightly and active. Set to lightly and if you find you lose weight faster than expected, move it to active. Be sure to log your exercise separately.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    OP - do you use a tracker that links to MFP? If so, I'd set your profile to sedentary and let it do its thing.
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