[KimberlyP]

Hi Everyone!

I just started using my AP's a few months ago and what I usually do is count 4 for every hour of exercise. I found a post on another site and the OP stated for every 100 calories burned she adds 1 AP. Can I do this? It seems easier than trying to figure out my intensity level, how soon I sweat into the activity I'm doing, etc.

Today I worked out for 3 hours and burned a little over a thousand calories!

[JenB77]

Right now I am not counting mine as I have a hard enough time eating all my points. (I have 29) I am sure once I get lower then I will have to start figuring them in or starve lol

[KimberlyP]

I think that's why I didn't count mine either, I had over 30 points when I started now I'm down to 27. 27 is still quite a bit but there are some days where it just isn't enough!

[BigDaddy]

If i remember right, 4 per day is max allowable? Can't remember for sure, I don't use mine because i still get 36.

[sal27253]

I tend to use mine and I count 1 activity pt for every 100 calories burned as indicated by my HRM. I have 22 points and run out on most days.

[WendyRN]

I use Weight Watchers E-Tools... especially the iPhone app WHICH IS AWESOME BTW!!! And there's an activity calculator on there... I figure my intensity as this:
low - doing something, but no major heart rate elevation, not breaking sweat, no increase to my respiratory rate (stroll with my honey or something, or a leisurely (slow) bike ride with him on flat ground).
moderate - definitely moving, heart rate elevated, breaking a sweat (power walk, aerobics tape at home).
high - pushing my limits, huffing & puffing, sweating, heart rate elevated, "I THINK I MIGHT DIE!"

And, it goes by your weight, cuz you're burning more calories the heavier your weight, so you really can't go by a canned "points per hour", I reckon. I mean, it's not a bad way to do it, but you may be off a bit. For me today at my weight, I did 50 min of moderate intensity exercise and I earned 3 points. If I was at my goal weight, that might have only been 2 points, or likewise if I was 100 pounds heavier, it might have been 4 or 5 points.

But, if you don't have an activity points calculator, I suppose the "points/hour" method isn't a bad guideline.

Best of luck to you!