How to Figure Out Weight Watchers Activity Points
If you are on Weight Watcher or considering doing Weight Watchers it is important to know how to calculate the activity points. They are an important way to increase your weight loss as well as make up for extra food that you ate. Learn how to calculate and figure out your weight watchers activity points in a couple steps.
The first thing you need to do is determine your level of activity to calculate your weight watchers activity points. To determine your level of activity you can either use your heart rate or a speaking test. If you are using heart rate to calculate your weight watchers activity points then 40-54% of your max heart rate is light, 55-69% is moderate, and 70% or more is intense. If you are using the talking test to calculate your weight watchers activity points then if you can have a full normal conversation, it is light, you can speak but it is slightly difficult is moderate, and difficult to speak is intense. This is extremely important when determining your weight watchers activity points.
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The next step to determine your weight watchers activity points is have the number of minutes of activity your completed as well as your current weight. You will want to then multiply your current weight by the number of minutes you worked out. For example, if you worked out for 30 minutes and you weight 150 pounds, you would get 4500.
Once you have the number from step two you will need to multiple that by the number that corresponds to your activity level (as determined in step 1)to figure out your weight watchers activity points. For light activity,multiple the number by .000232, for moderate activity multiply by .000327, and for intense workouts multiply by 0008077. For example, if you weighed 150 pounds and worked out for 30 minutes at an intense level you would multiply 150_30_0008077. In this example, the person earned 3.6 weight watchers activity points.
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If you belong to weight watchers online, you can access their online calculator
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- If you belong to weight watchers online, you can access their online calculator
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