Walking at the grocery store
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rcharlee
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So I was wondering if it's acceptable to log walking if you're grocery shopping or just shopping in general? I spent at least an hour pushing my 16lb baby at Central Market, which is larger then most grocery stores. Is it cheating to count this towards exercise?
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Nope, count every minute especially when you're pushing not only the baby but a full grocery cart.0
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I only log something like that if I had to walk to get there but I set my activity level at "lightly active" so I count that toward my activity level0
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Count it, walking is walking. Maybe subtract 5-15 minutes for when your stopped and looking at stuff or waiting in the check-out.0
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Thanks everyone. I only logged 35 minutes of over 1 hour of grocery, sporting goods, and random shopping today. I always park a bit away from the door too, so I'll have to carry the kid to it for extra work.0
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So I was wondering if it's acceptable to log walking if you're grocery shopping or just shopping in general? I spent at least an hour pushing my 16lb baby at Central Market, which is larger then most grocery stores. Is it cheating to count this towards exercise?
I intentionally set my lifestyle to "sedentary" so I can log everything I do if I want.0 -
I don't count it as exercise. I do participate in a daily step challenge with a goal of 10,000. So I get to post it there. That keeps me accountable for maintaining my lightly active activity claim in the MFP setup. But I take my pedometer off when I do other exercises like running or bicycle - those I record.
If you crawl and roll around on the floor with your baby and play tickle games, that's exercise - low impact aerobics!0
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