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    Can this be counted as excercise?

    Posts: 86 Member
    edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    I work in a deli. I'm on my feet for 8hours/day. Can I log this in as walking at a slow pace? I'm not sure if I can count this or not because it's not like I'm continuously walking for 8 hours( as if on a track and my heart is pumping fast).
    Instead of logging it for 8 hrs, maybe do 4 hours instead.

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    • Posts: 213 Member
      Change your activity from sedentary to lightly active
    • Posts: 775 Member
      that is part of your daily routine and should be reflected when you set your calories
      you should have listed "lightly" active or modertate active etc
    • Posts: 144 Member
      When you're setting up your goals, choose a higher activity level based on your job. For instance, choose lightly or moderately active instead of sedentary. This will figure in the fact that you're on your feet for the majority of the day and give you a higher calorie goal.

      Edit: Everyone beat me to it! Haha
    • Posts: 543 Member
      Change your activity from sedentary to lightly active
      Yup
    • Posts: 4,605 Member
      probably moderately rather than lightly active. But perhaps play about a bit with your settings and see what works best for you.
    • Posts: 221
      I wondered about this too. I sit for work and bus ride home. So I try to stand as much as possible otherwise. What I looked up was that standing burns about 50 calories more per hour than sitting. So I think you could at least credit yourself 50 calories * 8hours = 400calories. But do you also walk around, carry trays of food etc?? This would increase your burn! Good luck on your journey!
    • Posts: 86 Member
      I have my activity level set at active since I workout 5days/wk.
      I was just wondering if I can include this as part of my cardio
    • Posts: 86 Member
      It and and walk around and carry things, sometimes quite heavy things.
    • Posts: 8,646 Member
      If you have to ask, you probably shouldn't count it.

      It is part of your normal everyday life. When you choose your activity level as active, MFP will take that into account when it creates your deficit. If you log it as exercise , it's like logging it twice.
    • Posts: 1,860 Member
      No, you don't want to do this as you will be consuming too many calories. If you work out 5x per week plus working on your feet, set yourself to highly active
    • Posts: 1,593 Member
      If you have to ask, you probably shouldn't count it.

      It is part of your normal everyday life. When you choose your activity level as active, MFP will take that into account when it creates your deficit. If you log it as exercise , it's like logging it twice.

      ^^ This.
    • Posts: 86 Member
      Then why include any other excercise then? Your still burning the calories aren't you?
    • Posts: 213 Member
      Then why include any other excercise then? Your still burning the calories aren't you?

      Most people ( but certainly not all ) people on MFP set their activity level to reflect their job only, and then log purposeful exercise.
    • Posts: 86 Member
      Thank you so much alikat43! That's exactly the answer that I was looking for.
    • Posts: 4,605 Member
      you should *count* your workouts, and set your activity level based on your daily routine excluding purposeful exercise. ..
    • Posts: 1,709 Member
      show previous quotes

      Most people ( but certainly not all ) people on MFP set their activity level to reflect their job only, and then log purposeful exercise.

      This is exactly what I was going to say - your activity level should be set at whatever you would do on a normal day - then any actual exercise you do would be what you log as exercise.
    • Posts: 8,646 Member
      Then why include any other excercise then? Your still burning the calories aren't you?

      You burn calories when you sleep, when you sit, when you stand, etc. Are you going to log those, too? MFP already takes your NORMAL, DAY TO DAY activity. It says EXERCISE, so count exercise (ex: running, intervals, circuit training, lifting weight, etc whatever).
      It seems to me that you are trying to take the easy way out.
    • Posts: 175 Member
      show previous quotes
      Yup
    • Posts: 86 Member
      When I set my daily activity level, should the classes I do at the gym be factored into this?
      Or is daily activity level with my day to day movement before gym? If that makes sense
      Delete ^
    • Posts: 213 Member
      When I set my daily activity level, should the classes I do at the gym be factored into this?
      Or is daily activity level with my day to day movement before gym? If that makes sense

      Set your activity level to reflect your job. Because you are on your feet all day, I would try lightly active. Then log your purposeful exercises (such as running, classes at the gym, weight lifting, etc).
    • Posts: 2,518 Member
      When I set my daily activity level, should the classes I do at the gym be factored into this?
      Or is daily activity level with my day to day movement before gym? If that makes sense
      Delete ^

      Yes, your activity level is how active you are every single day without including your workouts. I have a desk job, so I have set mine to sedentary. Then I log my exercise when I do it.
    • Posts: 86 Member
      I'm new to this and want to make sure I'm doing this correctly. Not taking the easy way out thank you all for your help!
    • Posts: 2,518 Member
      I'm new to this and want to make sure I'm doing this correctly. Not taking the easy way out thank you all for your help!

      I thought it was a great question!
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