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1. Define the word sedentary. * activities that are included in a sedentary lifestyle are sitting most of the day doing homework, computer work, and light activities, such as cooking or dishwashing. Moderate activity includes sitting some of the day, but engaging in activities, such as brisk walking, standing activities requiring arm and leg movement. High activity includes strenuous activities throughout the day, such as heavy labor and exercise, such as skiing, active games, jogging, running, dancing. Calculation of Energy Needs 1 Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.
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1. Define the word sedentary.
* activities that are included in a sedentary lifestyle are sitting most of the day doing homework, computer work, and light activities, such as cooking or dishwashing.
Moderate activity includes sitting some of the day, but engaging in activities, such as brisk walking, standing activities requiring arm and leg movement.
High activity includes strenuous activities throughout the day, such as heavy labor and exercise, such as skiing, active games, jogging, running, dancing.
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2. Calculate roughly how many calories you should consume in one day if you are sedentary by multiplying your present weight by 10.
3. Calculate your calorie needs if you are moderately active. An example of a lightly active person is a student who is involved in a walking program. Multiply your present weight by 13.
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______________ X 10 = ______________________present weight sedentary calorie needs
______________ X 13 = ___________________________present weight calories needed for light activity
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4. Calculate your calorie needs if you are highly active. Daily exercise programs are considered heavy activity. Multiply your present weight by 20.
5. The method used decreases energy needs by 100 calories for every ten years over the age of thirty. Why might energy needs decrease over time?
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_______________ x 20 = ___________________________present weight calories needed for heavy activity
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6. Examine a favorite snack food. Record the number of calories.
__________________________number of calories in snack
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Calculation of Energy Needs7. Figure sedentary energy needs per minute. Do this by dividing
your daily sedentary calorie need (answer to 2) by 24 (hours).
8. Then divide the number of calories needed for sedentary activity in one hour by 60 (minutes). This will yield energy needs per minute.
9. This is a rough estimate. Activity in which most people engage during a twenty-four hour period, such as walking, sitting, and sleeping, uses varying amounts of food energy.
______________________ ÷ 24 = ______________________ answer to 2 energy needs per hour
______________________ ÷ 60 = ______________________ energy needs per hour energy needs per minute
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Calculation of Energy Needs8. Figure how many minutes it would take
to use the energy in the food if you were sedentary. Divide the number of calories contained in your snack by the number of calories you would burn in one minute if you were sedentary.
____________ ÷ _____________________ = ____________________________answer to #6 energy needs per minute minutes needed to use calories
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Calculation of Energy Needs9. Calculate minutes
needed for moderate activity.
10.Calculate minutes needed for heavy activity.
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