Finding the right activity level

spilinga
spilinga Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm having trouble knowing what to set for activity level on MFP.

I work in an office and would say I have a sedentary lifestyle. However I do a vigorous calisthenics program (dips, pullups, fan bike etc.) For 30-45 minutes a day 7 days a week.

I am 152lbs, 32 yrs old, and trying to lose 7 pounds. What should I set my activity level to?

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  • Dootzy1
    Dootzy1 Posts: 2,589 Member
    Sedentary, because that is typical for most of your day. Then the vigorous calisthenics will add to your calories that you can consume.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,808 Member
    spilinga wrote: »
    However I do a vigorous calisthenics program (dips, pullups, fan bike etc.) For 30-45 minutes a day 7 days a week.

    None of that is anything to do with your activity setting.
  • mreichard
    mreichard Posts: 235 Member
    M’y understanding is that there are two schools of thought on this. I think some people calculate their total daily energy expended including exercise and figure out their target calories based on that. Others (including me) calculate their base calorie requirement not including exercise, figure target calories based on that and then subtract exercise calories burned every day from their total consumed in order to get a net calorie number. That approach seems more accurate and intuitive to me, but your mileage may vary. If you follow that approach, you would choose sedentary and then enter your workout in MFP to let it calculate net calories.
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