Would you count standing as exercise?

Cheezberger
Cheezberger Posts: 12
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm talking cashiering. Standing for 5 to 9 hours straight and doing cashiery things...
I mean obviously I'm doing more than I would be just sitting on my *kitten*!

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  • spammyanna
    spammyanna Posts: 871 Member
    If that's what you do for your daily job, it should be counted in your activity level.
  • docktorfokse
    docktorfokse Posts: 473 Member
    No.
  • Phyllispaskewitz
    Phyllispaskewitz Posts: 3
    definitely should count for something
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    It does take alot of effort to stand in one spot all day. That is a good question. I work with a semi catatonic man who stands and rocks at least 16 hours a day and he consumes over 4000 calories and doesn't gain weight, so I'd be interested to know!
  • anoroc751
    anoroc751 Posts: 57 Member
    Ok, so im new here and this is only my opinion. I think you should only count things outside of your normal work and daily activities unless they are high calore burners.

    Good luck and get moving.
  • alexwalper
    alexwalper Posts: 81
    I work a retail job on the weekends, so I will usually add the calories that I would have if my activity level was set to lightly active (I'm set to sedentary now). It adds about 200 calories... That probably isn't the most accurate way to do it, but it works for me!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    If that's what you do for your daily job, it should be counted in your activity level.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    If that's what you do for your daily job, it should be counted in your activity level.

    This.
  • ComicBookGeekGirl
    ComicBookGeekGirl Posts: 202
    I'm talking cashiering. Standing for 5 to 9 hours straight and doing cashiery things...
    I mean obviously I'm doing more than I would be just sitting on my *kitten*!
    No. When you set your calorie levels for the day, it asks you what you do all day, like light to moderate activity, or sitting around all day. Your activity in your job is already counted in. :)
  • SofaKingRad
    SofaKingRad Posts: 1,592 Member
    If that's what you do for your daily job, it should be counted in your activity level.

    Just quoting the same quote!
  • Mceastes
    Mceastes Posts: 303 Member
    Personally, if I'm not sweating, I'm not exercising. But to your point, of course you burn more calories standing than just sitting all day. As others have said, that goes under daily activity level - you are not sedentary, but lightly active. But it's not exercise. Now if while you're standing you do some squats or calf raises, then that's different...:smile:
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
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    Quoting just because of the awesome impact.
  • CannibalisticVegetarian
    CannibalisticVegetarian Posts: 1,255 Member
    Bump. Curious about this as well...
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Bump. Curious about this as well...

    But it has been answered...
  • JeepBaja
    JeepBaja Posts: 1,824 Member
    On Friday nights I BBQ for our local high school football team when there is a game. I track my movements for the day and I had 380 minutes of very slow activity. I am talking about .7 miles and 1326 steps. During this time I am standing the whole entire time and moving around between the BBQ pit and all. I use "All-In Pedometer" on my iPhone and track pretty much any movements throughout the day.

    The Pedometer claimed I burned 1538 calories during this time. Is that really true?

    I use the Pedometer as a reference point. I don't eat extra because of the calorie loss... for example, one day I had just under 1600 calories for this "Cheat Day" when I am allowed at least 1800.

    So is it really possible to burn 1538 calories over 380 minutes of light movement?
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Bump. Curious about this as well...

    For those too lazy to look up. The answer is no.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    No it's not exercise. Yes it counts into your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE). Change your activity level and this will account for the difference.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Bump. Curious about this as well...

    But it has been answered...

    at least 8 times.

    no.
  • atjays
    atjays Posts: 797 Member
    Nope, because your heart rate is not elevated. Just like cleaning is not exercise either. Yeah I vacuum and clean my apartment from time to time, but that's daily stuff. People logging those "burned calories" are just looking for excuses to eat to cover a bad day.
  • Crazy4Healthy
    Crazy4Healthy Posts: 626 Member
    I use a BodyMedia Fit and I have a desk job, I can tell you that when I have an unusual day of standing, I definitely burn more calories. You may want to consider changing your profile, not sure what you have it set to, but if sedentary, it should probably be higher than that to account for the standing. If you only work a couple of days a week, you should count it as exercise. Just my opinion.
  • MsQt
    MsQt Posts: 793 Member
    Have you ever lost weight standing and doing cashier work before? I used to work at Farmer Jack, working in the bottle room, pushing and pulling carts out of the snow, and walking around putting things back. Never lost any weight doing that lol... Don't cheat yourself; get some real exercise in where you got your blood pumping and you are sweating; you know....Real exercise!
  • Maurice1966
    Maurice1966 Posts: 419 Member
    No it's not exercise. Yes it counts into your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE). Change your activity level and this will account for the difference.

    This^
  • mollydubs
    mollydubs Posts: 205 Member
    I find counting normal daily activities as exercise to be counterproductive to weight loss... Here's why:

    Did you stand at your cashier wrap before you started using MFP? Probably. Was it helping lose weight then? Doubt it.

    Same goes with housework like vacuuming, dusting, or carrying your infant around. If you did these things on a daily basis before logging calories and you were still overweight/not seeing results, it's not going to help you lose weight or see results now. What it does, however, is help you justify extra calories you shouldn't be allowing yourself and making you feel like you're getting a work out without actually working out. At all.
  • MsQt
    MsQt Posts: 793 Member
    I find counting normal daily activities as exercise to be counterproductive to weight loss... Here's why:

    Did you stand at your cashier wrap before you started using MFP? Probably. Was it helping lose weight then? Doubt it.

    Same goes with housework like vacuuming, dusting, or carrying your infant around. If you did these things on a daily basis before logging calories and you were still overweight/not seeing results, it's not going to help you lose weight or see results now. What it does, however, is help you justify extra calories you shouldn't be allowing yourself and making you feel like you're getting a work out without actually working out. At all.


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