Log theme park walking?
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nataliefamily3
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We are going to busch gardens today, it is a large park over 100 acres, we are going for 6 hours,.what if anything would you.log? Will be pushing my 2yo in stroller too. Was thinking of logging 2.5 hours walking
at slow pace. Does this seem ok?
at slow pace. Does this seem ok?
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I personally do not do that. In the end, it's just a walk in a park right ;-)
And if you do I'd advice not to eat it back, unless you want to maintain your weight, not lose it.0 -
I personally don't log anything but what's truly exercise. You are going to be stopping and going all through out the day. Your heart rate is not going to be consistently elevated like it is when you exercise. Are you hoping if you log something while there it will help so you can eat more? '
Hope you have a great time btw0 -
i disagree with others. you probably don't walk this much in a typical day so why not count it? maybe count it as walking slow pace like 2.0 mph.0
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why not? I would...0
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I disagree, as well. That's tons of walking! And you do need more calories when you're walking that much and in the sun. Going to a theme park is always great exercise... and walking is an exercise. .0
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I don't normally log walking, cleaning, etc. But I would log a full day at the theme park at LEAST as 60 minutes of walking at a slow pace.
I find that those full days walking out in the sun exhaust me more than a 12-mile run!! Make sure you drink lots of water!!0 -
When I walk anywhere, shopping, the coast, days out I ALWAYS log the walking, I do it like this, you will burn calories quicker walking than sitting thats a fact, so why not use them IMO just make sure you're not logging too much.
EXAMPLE
Walk around shops 12:00 till 5;00 without any stopping apart from browsing, I'd log 3 hours at 2mph
I'm not saying it's an exact science but it works for me AND I do eat the calories sometimes to, AND FYI I lose arout 3/4lbs a week too.
PEACE.0 -
I would log as as walking at a slow pace 2.0 mph. I would also recommend using a tri-axis pedometer. I just came bag from Disney World and the pedometer helped to track my actual walking or "workout" time.0
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I don't log it when we visit our local theme park, but I also don't worry about going over on calories that day either. We have season passes this year and are coming up on our 2nd visit for the year.0
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Walking is actually one of the BEST things you can do for your heart and body. I wouldn't log 6 hours of walking (as some of the day would be standing in lines and all that stuff), but the 2.5 at the slower pace seems MORE than acceptable to me.
Exercise is something that is consider 'out of your norm'. I suspect you dont walk around the amusement park every single day...
I think some of the people who would disagree with me also probably forget that what you set your MFP account up with should be a determining factor.
I am sedentary, as I sit my butt down at a desk for 8-9 hours a day 5 days a week. If I take the day off and leisurely hike for an entire day (no crazy heart rate, but still up and moving) I am ABSOLUTELY going to log that to some extent because it is 100% out of my normal activity.0 -
being tired from the heat/sun is different than being tired from exercise......I wouldn't log strolling around a park unless I was doing jumping jacks while I was in line.0
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I would log as as walking at a slow pace 2.0 mph. I would also recommend using a tri-axis pedometer. I just came bag from Disney World and the pedometer helped to track my actual walking or "workout" time.
Great idea!!!0 -
I log my walking too - I live somewhere quite hilly and already have burnt over 700 calories walking today (I have a HRM) and TBH pushing a toddler in a buggy especially up hills is not easy.0
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I wouldn't log it.. maybe if you had a fitbit it might show up as something, but really its not exercise unless you leave everyone else behind and do laps w/o stopping, and logging it isn't going to make it so or change anything. If you get an extra calorie burn because of it, then great, but if you log it and expect some kind of weight loss and it doesn't happen then you are just going to feel bad. When you are at a theme park its just walking, stopping, sitting, kind of like a regular day for a moderately active person... except for maybe the sunburn. ; )0
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I agree, it is some form of exercise. It's not like you are sitting at home on the couch. I have some house cleaning to do and I break a sweat when I'm into my cleaning. It counts for something. Go for it and have fun!
Also, good question.0 -
I wouldn't log it.. maybe if you had a fitbit it might show up as something, but really its not exercise unless you leave everyone else behind and do laps w/o stopping, and logging it isn't going to make it so or change anything. If you get an extra calorie burn because of it, then great, but if you log it and expect some kind of weight loss and it doesn't happen then you are just going to feel bad. When you are at a theme park its just walking, stopping, sitting, kind of like a regular day for a moderately active person... except for maybe the sunburn. ; )
Key phrase - "Moderately Active"
If she is sedentary ...Different story :happy:0 -
Unless you normally do that much walking in a day at work or something I would log it. I went to six flags last weekend and was there for 7 hours. I only logged 2.hrs of walking at 2.0mph. Granted it's not the same as a workout but any energy used is a calorie burned and if that's not part of normal routine that mark it. Just make sure you don't over estimate the amount of walking your doing. Go on the low side0
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I wouldn't log it.. maybe if you had a fitbit it might show up as something, but really its not exercise unless you leave everyone else behind and do laps w/o stopping, and logging it isn't going to make it so or change anything. If you get an extra calorie burn because of it, then great, but if you log it and expect some kind of weight loss and it doesn't happen then you are just going to feel bad. When you are at a theme park its just walking, stopping, sitting, kind of like a regular day for a moderately active person... except for maybe the sunburn. ; )
Key phrase - "Moderately Active"
If she is sedentary ...Different story :happy:
agreed! if it's not something you do regularly and causes you to start huffing and puffing after a while, I'd log it. whether I eat it back depends on how I'm feeling after all that walking and what choices I have to eat
otherwise, HAVE FUN!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
We went to the zoo a few weeks back and I expected my body bugg to report high numbers for walking! Wrong, what I did that day was a typical day for me anyway. Due to all the standing, stoping and starting it really wasn't that much when you actually looked a the steps. I didn't count mine since it was a typical day for me. But then again I always walk more then 10K steps.0
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If you have a fitbit I wouldn't log it since it'll do it's own adjusment based on your "unusual" extra steps but if not then I would do the 2.5 hours at 2.0mph as you had originally planned0
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