Am I considered Lightly Active or Active?

ZeeLed
ZeeLed Posts: 15 Member
edited July 2020 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi,

I’m trying to see if anyone can help me determine my activity status. I do HIIT workouts in the morning for 30 minutes Monday through Friday. I also do 30 minutes of cardio (walking/jogging) in the afternoon Monday through Friday. I try to rest on weekends to let my body recover.

I also get no less than 10,000 steps a day.

Would this indicate lightly active or active?

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  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    Your activity level is without your added exercise.
  • ZeeLed
    ZeeLed Posts: 15 Member
    harper16 wrote: »
    Your activity level is without your added exercise.

    Basically, that would mean whatever I do normally besides the exercise? So if I spend most of the day sitting at a desk I would be sedentary?
  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    ZeeLed wrote: »
    harper16 wrote: »
    Your activity level is without your added exercise.

    Basically, that would mean whatever I do normally besides the exercise? So if I spend most of the day sitting at a desk I would be sedentary?

    Yes. Then you log your exercise separately, and you get to eat those calories back.
  • ZeeLed
    ZeeLed Posts: 15 Member
    harper16 wrote: »
    ZeeLed wrote: »
    harper16 wrote: »
    Your activity level is without your added exercise.

    Basically, that would mean whatever I do normally besides the exercise? So if I spend most of the day sitting at a desk I would be sedentary?

    Yes. Then you log your exercise separately, and you get to eat those calories back.

    To clarify, I get to eat those calories back because MFP already builds in a deficit depending on how much weight I want to lose, correct?

    Sorry if I’m asking too many questions. I’m trying to make sure that I understand everything lol.
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    ZeeLed wrote: »
    harper16 wrote: »
    ZeeLed wrote: »
    harper16 wrote: »
    Your activity level is without your added exercise.

    Basically, that would mean whatever I do normally besides the exercise? So if I spend most of the day sitting at a desk I would be sedentary?

    Yes. Then you log your exercise separately, and you get to eat those calories back.

    To clarify, I get to eat those calories back because MFP already builds in a deficit depending on how much weight I want to lose, correct?

    Sorry if I’m asking too many questions. I’m trying to make sure that I understand everything lol.

    Yes, you can choose to eat those calories back. Or if you’re a piggie like I am, you need those exercise calories to help keep you in a deficit in the first place.

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    ZeeLed wrote: »
    harper16 wrote: »
    ZeeLed wrote: »
    harper16 wrote: »
    Your activity level is without your added exercise.

    Basically, that would mean whatever I do normally besides the exercise? So if I spend most of the day sitting at a desk I would be sedentary?

    Yes. Then you log your exercise separately, and you get to eat those calories back.

    To clarify, I get to eat those calories back because MFP already builds in a deficit depending on how much weight I want to lose, correct?

    Sorry if I’m asking too many questions. I’m trying to make sure that I understand everything lol.

    When you fill in your stats MFP estimates your BMR (what you would burn at total rest and in a fasted state).

    You then tell it your activity level based on your job, home life, general moving about (but excluding purposeful exercise) which is used as a multiplier to your BMR.
    That gives you an estimate for weight maintenance level calories for a day with no exercise.

    And then you set your goal for what you want to happen to your weight. Based on 3,500 cals roughly equalling a pound of fat lost if you select "lose 1lb a week" your daily calorie goal gets reduced by 500/day.

    If you are truly sedentary it really worth addressing that by building in more movement into your normal routine. Remember the same rules apply whatever activity level you are in that your calorie goal is plus exercise calories.

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