Counting work as exercise...

1a1a
1a1a Posts: 761 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I sometimes work for an audio visual company helping them load in/out and setting up/packing down their equipment. This involves a lot of walking around, arm movements (laying out cables etc) and occasional heavy lifting.

On these days I am predictably hungry after work and prone to feeling like I have earnt some kind of tasty food, I also am too tired to get any exercise after (although if organised, can exercise before).

I'd really like to count my work as a work out but don't know what to put it in as. One day soon, I'll wear a heart rate monitor and see what it says but in the mean time, do you think 3 hours of work could constitute 3 hours of walking and saaay, 5 minutes of strength training?

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  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    bump
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Sure. Why not?
  • smknitter
    smknitter Posts: 88 Member
    It could count for either walking, cleaning or weight lifting, maybe. Make sure that you didn't account for it in your lifestyle settings for your profile. I am on my feet working all of the time so I wouldn't be able to use this for exercise because it is already accounted for.
  • 1a1a
    1a1a Posts: 761 Member
    Nah it's not in the settings, when I'm not working, I'm usually found glued to the computer screen on the mfp forum :-P so sedentary for me.

    Guess I'll count it for now and if I notice weight gain I'll have to rethink. Shall let you know what the HRM says when i work next.
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