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Trying to figure out sedentary or lightly active

veryscary
veryscary Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
I drive a county/city bus in Miami for 8-9 hours a day. Yeah I'm sitting but consistently moving my arms and legs. Sedentary or lightly active?

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Sedentary means mostly seated - your job is seated.

    Unless you are active outside of working hours (remember it's the whole week not just your job) then sedentary describes you accurately.
  • airforceman1978
    airforceman1978 Posts: 100 Member
    Me personally I always set mine to sedentary. Then if you notice you're loosing too fast readjust your calorie goals.
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,024 Member
    test it out. I found that setting my calories between sedentary and lightly active was best option for me.
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