At Work
richardsangel
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I work at a video store and am constantly walking around returning movies to the shelves. Do I enter that as part of exercise or does that just count as daily calories burned? If I do enter it, how would I go about doing that? Thanks!!!
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You have 2 choices - up your actvity level to something above sedentary OR add this as exercise. Some people track steps on a pedometer & convert them to miles.0
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I would think that is more of a lifestyle than exercise.0
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I would just take it as bonus and not bother logging it.0
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I agree. It would probably be better to go to your settings (top of page) and update your diet profile to slightly active or active.0
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For me, my exercise is anything above and beyond what I do in a normal day, unless it gets my heart rate up. You could do the pedometer and see about converting, it may be worth it. However, I look at it like if it's the stuff I've been doing right along and I still need to lose weight then it's probably not much in the form of exercise for my body.0
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I agree with Amyhoss : )0
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I would also look at is as your daily lifestyle. I dont count any excersize unless I am making a point to excersize......Any extra excersize you do while cleaning, walking when your working, walking to your car, ect I dont count. I just look at it as extra excersize and less calories to eat.0
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I would just take it as bonus and not bother logging it.
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I have to walk around a lot at my job as well. I work in an older hotel that isn't laid out very well since it's been added onto many times. I don't log that but I do log my walk between the parking structure and work. I also log walking the dog.0
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It should be figured into your overall activity level in your profile.0
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Same opinon as the others, I would make sure that you count your walking at work as your lifestyle( so mild active instead of sedentary) or if your lifestyle is sedentary than log it is exercise :-)0
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I would just take it as bonus and not bother logging it.
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I agree with the others, but I also know that it helped me to put a pedometer on at work to keep me motivated to move when I really just want to sit. I don't count it as exercise, but I do try to get to 10,000+ steps a day.0
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Thank you all so much for the advice. I was previously a stay at home mom who just went back to work after having a baby 5 months ago. I will just increase my activity level in my profile. Thanks again.0
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