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An_245821 posted:
I started a new job where I'm constantly walking (I pretty much only sit during a 15 min food break) and moving equipment (carts filled with heavy supplies, 25 lb. sandbags, etc.) for about 9-10 hours a day. I'm 5'5", 130 lb. About how many calories am I burning?
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:How many calories burned?I started a new job where I'm constantly walking (I pretty much only sit during a 15 min food break) and moving equipment (carts filled with heavy supplies, 25 lb. sandbags, etc.) for about 9-10 hours a day. I'm 5'5", 130 lb. About how many calories am I burning?
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Sumbuny responded:
Try the WebMD Food and Fitness Planner and see if that helps you. I am using it to track my everyday activities plus the more "formal" ones (such as training at the gym) and there are quite a few in there, such as household activities as well as work. It does ask your age, height, weight, etc, so it does personalize it a bit...seems that the calorie counts would be a tad more accurate than a simple lip on pedometer that takes an average.

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Report This| Share this:How many calories burned?Try the WebMD Food and Fitness Planner and see if that helps you. I am using it to track my everyday activities plus the more "formal" ones (such as training at the gym) and there are quite a few in there, such as household activities as well as work. It does ask your age, height, weight, etc, so it does personalize it a bit...seems that the calorie counts would be a tad more accurate than a simple lip on pedometer that takes an average.<br /> <br />Buny
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Rich Weil, MEd, CDE responded:
And here's the WebMD exercise calorie counter which is excellent:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-fitness-calorie-counter

And here's another source for calorie expenditure
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/#calories%20used%20in%20typical%20activities

Keep in mind that all of these are estimates. Calorie expenditure, unless measured in a lab, is hard to measure precisely, and so there always be error.
Report This| Share this:How many calories burned?And here's the WebMD exercise calorie counter which is excellent:<br /><a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-fitness-calorie-counter"><u><a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-fitness-calorie-counter">http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-fitness-calorie-counter</a></u></a> <br /> <br />And here's another source for calorie expenditure<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/#calories%20used%20in%20typical%20activities">http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/#calories%20used%20in%20typical%20activities</a> <br /> <br />Keep in mind that all of these are estimates. Calorie expenditure, unless measured in a lab, is hard to measure precisely, and so there always be error.
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