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Active vs. Stationary Periods - what is a good ratio?

‎08-16-2016 19:44

‎08-16-2016 19:44

We have the handy dandy "All Day Breakdown" that states our active period and stationary period for the day as well as our "Longest Stationary Period" that shows for the day and a 30-day average - but what is a good ratio?

 

For example, I was active for 6 hours and 5 minutes (45%) so far today and 7 hours and 24 minutes (55%) for the day. Is this good? Bad? Indifferent?

 

Same question for my longest stationary period (which was 59 minutes) today and 1 hr 1 minutes as my 30-day average.

 

What do we shoot for?

 

We do need to rest - especially in the evening when winding down for bed.

I'll look at this information before winding down for the evening but don't know what I'm looking at. I'd like to be able to review this at the end of the day and see if I need to improve or if I'm right on track.

 

I haven't found any article or explanation of what to do with these numbers. They seem to be super helpful - except I don't know what to shoot for!

 

We know to hit 10,000 steps a day.

We know to get up and move inside every hour, for at least 250 steps.

What's the goal for longest stationary period, both daily and the 30 day average?

What's the goal for active vs. stationary minutes and the percentage/ratio?

 

Thank you in advance!

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‎07-03-2024 15:13

‎07-03-2024 15:13

Personally I think you’re overthinking it all. Be as active as you can & if your trying to loose weight or maintain weight then move more & exercise more, eat healthy. I’m 62y BMI 19.8, I’m healthy, but I don’t go to gym, I try to walk daily usually an hour around 8km. I get 10,000 plus steps per day  but I do sit! I love knitting so sitting can be up to an hour here & there! 
My mum is 90y independent lives at home alone, still active & no cognition problems & she has never been to the gym in her life, she’s a little overweight & has been for 10y plus, but still happy & kicking along with minimal health issues still maintaining her own garden so this keeps her active to a degree. 
So my philosophy is walk when you can, relaxation is important, keep your brain active, eat healthy, eat heaps of greens & plant based foods, have fish 3 times a week (good for the brain), any veg with antioxidants grow & eat, don’t over do the coffee(caffeine), 1-2 glasses of wine (especially red) won’t kill you! 250 steps per hour you can achieve easily just doing your usual house work/cooking/ moving about your house. 
I’m also semi retired have a job where I’m on my feet for up to 12hrs a day, usually do 2 shifts per week. 
Don’t over think it just do what you can or stress will kill you faster LOL 

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