Tracking Calories Burned

flrancho
flrancho Posts: 271 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've been dieting a few months now and to date when tracking calories burned I've only tracked those in which I've gone out of my way to exercise.

For example, I'll track calories burned if I go for a walk, or ride on the bike, or go out for my weekly archery shooting. But I won't generally track calories burned for things like grocery shopping or other general activities that I would be doing anyway.

Should I be tracking calories burned for simple things like shopping and doing errands as well?

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  • AHoggins
    AHoggins Posts: 46 Member
    Every person is different, I will track my calories burnt for things such as walking to the shop( if it is a far distance away) or walking to collect my children from school but I don't track things such as cleaning my home etc.
  • sgarrard01
    sgarrard01 Posts: 213 Member
    I set my settings to 'sedentry' and add almost everything back (excluding general wondering around the house etc.) found that works for me!
  • ClairBears84
    ClairBears84 Posts: 531 Member
    Hey I only add extra stuff like gym etc! If i am burning more Cal! AWESOME!
  • deedlit90
    deedlit90 Posts: 31 Member
    Hey I only add extra stuff like gym etc! If i am burning more Cal! AWESOME!

    Yep I am the same! I only track actual workouts. If I am burning more calories just by going about my day then brilliant! But I dont log them. (And I have a HRM for my workouts so that I know how many calories I have burned during them)

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