Active or lightly active?

ingot81
ingot81 Posts: 600 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have a question. I'm unsure of what activity level to put on my profile. I am a teacher of 6/7 year olds and I exercise at least 1 hour every day. I wouldn't say I was sedentary in my job but would my exercise bump me up to active? This is my workout schedule:

Monday - 45 mins Step Aerobics, 45 mins Zumba
Tuesday - 1 hour teaching Zumba
Wednesday - 45 mins Spinning, 1 hour Body Combat
Thursday - 1 hour Body Pump, 1 hour Body Attack
Friday - 45 mins Step Aerobics, 1 hour Body Combat
Saturday - 1 hour Combat
Sunday - 90 mins Spinning

I realise this is a LOT if exercise but I do very little otherwise.

Would appreciate advice.

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  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    If you log it as exercise then it has nothing to do with the "active" or "lightly active" setting

    if you do little otherwise besides the exercise I would even go with sedentary. Dont want to over estimate
  • meeperoon
    meeperoon Posts: 270 Member
    Well, speaking from someone who does very little exercise I would say you were active! When I get back teaching I'll have to change mine from sedentary upwards cos it does ake it out of you AND you do exercise everyday! That's a fairly active lifestyle!

    Well done you! :) keep it up!
  • loombeav
    loombeav Posts: 391 Member
    I wouldn't count the exercise as part of your activity, unless you do it every single day and you don't plan on tracking it. Since you're job is a mixture of desk work and being on your feet, I'd go with lightly active, like someone else said, ya don't want to over estimate.
  • ceirawillsucceed
    ceirawillsucceed Posts: 519 Member
    if you do it as active and log your exercise then it would be like you were logging your exercise twice and so would end up having too many calories. i would either put sedentary and log exercise or active and dont log exercise.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I set my activity level to the lowest and then track ALL my activity.

    It gives me a greater sense of accomplishment. And it helps me accurately track the gradual increase in my workout time & intensity.

    If you set your level to active that means you shouldn't log in you exercise because MFP will allot you double the calories

    A teacher of 6-7 y.o probably on your feet most of the day and that probably qualifies as lightly active.
  • imprimez
    imprimez Posts: 36
    Set it to sedentary and log your exercise normally.
  • jazzkat68
    jazzkat68 Posts: 101 Member
    If you log it as exercise then it has nothing to do with the "active" or "lightly active" setting

    if you do little otherwise besides the exercise I would even go with sedentary. Dont want to over estimate

    Agree.
  • caroltina
    caroltina Posts: 453 Member
    I am a teacher and I log as lightly active - we ra rely sit down in our job and we, are moving from desk to desk often. My exercixe profile looks similar to yours, but that's the bit you log, the bit your talking about is what you do without exercise.
  • ingot81
    ingot81 Posts: 600 Member
    Thank you everyone! I paid close attention to how much I moved about in school and I rarely sit for long. I'm opting for lightly active and only logging gym sessions. PE lessons and games of chase on the playground won't be logged. Thanks again!
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