Calories burned through bartending / waiting tables?

Bramish
Bramish Posts: 9 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
In an 8 hour shift for example, where roughly 5 of those hours are spent on my feet, either behind the bar or waiting tables, what's a good estimate for calories burned?

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  • ottowah
    ottowah Posts: 1 Member
    What about the "Cooking and food prep"? I added that to my list yesterday, but it seemed a bit high. I decided to enter only 3/4 of the time I actually did because it seemed more reasonable to me.
  • Bramish
    Bramish Posts: 9 Member
    I dunno - I'd deem cooking and food prep as just basic day-to-day activity - it doesn't really involve a lot of movement unless you're working in a busy professional kitchen.
  • rfcollins33
    rfcollins33 Posts: 630 Member
    I wouldn't count each shift for your calories burned, I'd just up my lifestyle to very active and then only log calories burned for workouts like going to gym, walking, or working out at home, etc...
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    I wouldn't count each shift for your calories burned, I'd just up my lifestyle to very active and then only log calories burned for workouts like going to gym, walking, or working out at home, etc...

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    change your settings to very active and work will be included in that. I run a Dunkin Donuts and that's what I had to do to make it accurate.
  • Contrary03
    Contrary03 Posts: 289 Member
    I agree w/Collins~ I found it easier to change my fitness level to very active considering i work outside on my feet all day and do a ton of walking. I only log what i do outside of work like weights, or swimming, mowing the lawn, etc. Much easier that way:)
  • dez_yaoichan
    dez_yaoichan Posts: 454 Member
    agreed. work is part of life style. unless you're pulling a double, you should NOT enter it.
  • Bramish
    Bramish Posts: 9 Member
    Perfect - I'll change that
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