Entering Your Physical Activity |
Note the top dark bar that illustrates your daily Calories Eaten, Calories Burned (during Physical Activity), and Calories Remaining. These calorie values adjust with physical activity entries and with each food item entered. Daily Calorie Goal minus Calories Eaten plus Calories burned during physical activity equals Calories Remaining. Also notice the section labeled ”Weekly Activity.” Based on the physical activity items entered and the “Type” of activity you select, the activity minutes will be updated. When minutes are updated, colored text and perhaps different smiley faces, or emoticons, will be displayed.
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Enter an Activity |
To enter an activity for the current day, tap the “+” button. If you would like to enter an activity for a previous day, tap the arrows at the top of the screen and select the date you would like. You can move forward or backward using this feature. For entering an activity you have the option to Search for an activity to add, add or use a Favorite, create a Custom workout, enter Steps walked or wheeled, or Cancel. |
Search |
Select this option to search for the activity you would like to add. Simply start typing the name of the activity, locate it in the Search Results, tap it to select, enter minutes you performed the activity, and determine the type of activity. |
To Mark an Activity as a “Favorite” |
Using the Search option, locate the activity as explained above [under Search]. Once you locate the activity in the Search Results, select it to add it to your activity list. Once the activity is added to your list, simply tap the Star icon to highlight it in yellow. It will now be included in your “Favorites” list. To remove the activity from your Favorites list, just tap the Star icon again. This will remove the yellow highlight, and will remove the activity from your Favorites list. |
Favorite |
Use this option to select from the list of activities you have marked as Favorites. Remember, as you add items to your activity list, you can always touch the star to make it a favorite. |
Custom |
Custom activities or workout routines (groups of activities) can be created with this feature. First, create a name for your custom activity, and enter the requested information. Then your custom activity or workout will be added to the database and can be searched by the name it was assigned. If you are creating a new workout routine, follow these same steps to add all activities in your routine. These custom entries are usually something that you participate in often, so they are automatically stored as a Favorite for ease of future entries. |
Steps [for Walking or Wheeling] |
Use this option to enter the number of steps you’ve walked, or the equivalent wheeled, in a day. Enter the number of steps taken. Once you’ve selected “Done,” the steps will be added to the Weekly Activity section on the main Activity Diary page. Note that if you choose to enter steps throughout the day and/or the week, all steps will be added together here so that the total number of steps, for the timeframe, will display. Individuals using a wheelchair can convert their activity to standard step counts by using a wheelchair mounted odometer. An odometer distance of 5 miles is equivalent to ~10,000 steps OR ~2,000 steps for every mile rolled. If you are participating in an activity where steps are not counted or you cannot wear a pedometer, you can refer to the “Activity to Steps” calculator in “My Goals and Progress” under “Calculation Tools.” With this feature, you may search for the activity performed and find an equivalent steps estimation. |