standing!!

tweet33
tweet33 Posts: 10 Member
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
would you consider standing as exsercise ?? cause i work at walmart and i'm a cashier and was wondering if that would consider to be exsercise i do more then stand there i do walk around and lift things and bend and stoop // just so that i know how to log it thanks for all the help in advance!!

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  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    would you consider standing as exsercise ?? cause i work at walmart and i'm a cashier and was wondering if that would consider to be exsercise i do more then stand there i do walk around and lift things and bend and stoop // just so that i know how to log it thanks for all the help in advance!!

    your set activity level should be adjusted in regards to your average day. i would put it down as lightly active. we all tend to over-estimate how active we are, and under-estimate how much we eat.
  • tweet33
    tweet33 Posts: 10 Member
    ty.
  • jb83
    jb83 Posts: 38
    would you consider standing as exsercise ?? cause i work at walmart and i'm a cashier and was wondering if that would consider to be exsercise i do more then stand there i do walk around and lift things and bend and stoop // just so that i know how to log it thanks for all the help in advance!!

    your set activity level should be adjusted in regards to your average day. i would put it down as lightly active. we all tend to over-estimate how active we are, and under-estimate how much we eat.

    Perfect answer!!!
  • moyafigura
    moyafigura Posts: 140 Member
    You should have your activity level set to how your day is normally, and then add whatever exercise you do for the day.
  • michelle_mareshfuehrer
    michelle_mareshfuehrer Posts: 312 Member
    A lot of people dont log the walking/standing they are doing at work because your body gets used to doing it everyday so it doesn't work the same way as, say, going for a jog would.
  • MadeOfMagic
    MadeOfMagic Posts: 525 Member
    You burn about 50 calories per hour more by standing than seating (it maybe less or more depending on your weight,etc)! So yes either adjust your activity level, or don't and just log it as exercise based per hour, so 50 x hours you worked :) I would get a HRM monitor to find out more acurately :)
  • MochaMixAZ
    MochaMixAZ Posts: 844 Member
    I think it's different for everyone - I don't tend to log my daily activities. Even worked on the floor as a nurse, I did not count that into my exercise.
  • Partyofpugs
    Partyofpugs Posts: 105
    Exercise is usually classified as any activity you are doing over and above your normal daily routine. I'm a dog groomer which is a relatively active job. My Doctor said I couldn't count my work as exercise. Boo Hoo!
  • tweet33
    tweet33 Posts: 10 Member
    ok thinks all i will set my settings different and go on from there . thanks for all the response!! i do zumba and i just joined a gym today so looking forward to the weight coming off thanks.
  • ejohndrow
    ejohndrow Posts: 1,399 Member
    I don't log my standing as exercise-I figure if I could have considered it as exercise before I would have lost wait doing it. I'm in the Navy, with days I'm on my feet and walking around most of the shift with my weapons and gear on, and other days I'm in a patrol unit sitting down a lot more. I only have my activity level set to lightly active-I eat healthy food and exercise a lot and I'm losing at a healthy pace. Personally, I wouldn't log standing as exercise-it doesn't raise your heartbeat to stand.
  • dreambig_gohome
    dreambig_gohome Posts: 194 Member
    I don't take into account any of the activity I do at work or even while at home [such as carrying boxes, doing chores, carrying babies, etc.] because it isn't a sustained amount of cardio energy being expended. I only count my gym workouts or exra walks/jogs outside of work and training, as these seem to make the largest impact on my overall health and fitness goals. A sustained fast-paced walk, jog, bike ride or other cardio activity will burn more calories and demand more of your body than the normal start-stop-start-stop activities we engage in at work.
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