Logging Shifts

stephabef
stephabef Posts: 936 Member
edited October 12 in Fitness and Exercise
Twice a week, I work 6-8 hour (sometimes 12 hours if I'm working a double) bar/serving shifts that involve never sitting down and constantly running around. I typically log these as 2 hours of walking at 3.0 mph (obviously a gross underestimate). However, my shifts the rest of the week are much shorter, and on days that I go to school I'm sedentary aside from the workouts I do - morning runs, DVDs, etc.

So, my question - is it okay for me to log this two days a week? I can't decide if it's constant enough in my schedule that it doesn't actually have an effect on me anymore.

Replies

  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    By the way, logging two hours of walking at 3 mph amounts to 400 calories, so it's a big deal for someone who nets 1400 a day. Thanks for the help in advance, guys!
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    I would say eat at a "moderately active" level for those two days (you can change your lifestyle under "goals") and on normal days eat at lightly active or sedentary; whichever fits your lifestyle.
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    Excellent, I might just do that! Thanks :)
  • thatsnumberwang
    thatsnumberwang Posts: 398 Member
    Yup, depends what your activity level is set at. If it's set at sedentary, definitely log those days. If it's set at lightly active, you might be a little bit over on the very sedentary days and a little bit under on the shift days, so it should all shake out.
  • marbospain
    marbospain Posts: 4
    I would say yes....but caution on not overestimating how much you actually walk. Do you have one of those measuring ankle thingies? I suggest that only because until I joined this web site, I was underestimating what I ate, and overestimating how much I exercised.....so this may just be just me, and I may be biased because of my own shortcomings.....just a thought.
  • Jewels_Ka
    Jewels_Ka Posts: 67 Member
    http://www.sportline.com/products/heart-rate-monitors/duo-1025-heartrate-womens.html

    get your self heart rate and calory track watch. check out the link above and you will know for sure!
  • nataliemae2011
    nataliemae2011 Posts: 37 Member
    I think it is good idea that you log your work. Specially if you are a server running back and forth. I have done it and it is a tireing shifts as a bartender but becareful. Your body gets used to daily activity. At a fast paced job you can see results when you first start but then your body adjusts to the normal cal. that are burned. Like if you jog 3 miles four times a week you eventually get more and more stamina and then the 3 miles seem like a breeze then you have to step up your 3 miles to 4miles. Just a helpful tip.
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    http://www.sportline.com/products/heart-rate-monitors/duo-1025-heartrate-womens.html

    get your self heart rate and calory track watch. check out the link above and you will know for sure!

    I have a HRM that I love immensely, but I wouldn't dream of wearing it to work for that many hours. Thanks, though!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories