cleaning as a cardio?
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If it motivates you to move more, go for it. Just don't eat back all the calories.0
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NO! Didn't stop us all getting fat in the first place lol0
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I used to log it if it was something out of the ordinary like I was doing "spring cleaning" ie moving/flipping furniture, hands n knees scrubbing for hours, etc. Then I would only log like 1/3 of the time since MFP counts were high. Now I have a fitbit, I would probably just rely on that unless it gave me extra steps for scrubbing or something. But just everyday picking up, sweeping, laundry, dishwashing? nope.0
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No.
It sort of bugs me when I see 'friends' log cleaning as exercise ..or ironing! hmm
Its already figured into the number MFP gives you....0 -
I log cleaning as exercise if I'm breaking a sweat. Scrubbing floors, washing windows, folding laundry and putting it away (going up 2 flights of stairs), burning calories really add up. If I'm just doing daily tasks such as making dinner, dishes etc. I don't add it, I count it as my daily burn.
Ya, in the summer I would definitely have broken on sweat on the frig, but keep it cold in here in the winter so yesterday I achieved the equivalent when I took off a turtleneck and a sweatshirt, and put my hair up.0 -
Since I am bad with regular housekeeping, if it is a VERY intense and deep cleaning session, i will count it. if I am not dripping sweat from doing it, then i don't count it.0
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joolywooly33 wrote: »NO! Didn't stop us all getting fat in the first place lol
Haha exactly.
Yesterday I washed two vehicles inside and out, and cleaned my entire 2400sf home. This took hours. No, I did not log it. Yes, I logged the 40 minute walk I did later that was deliberate exercise.0 -
meganridenour wrote: »joolywooly33 wrote: »NO! Didn't stop us all getting fat in the first place lol
Haha exactly.
Yesterday I washed two vehicles inside and out, and cleaned my entire 2400sf home. This took hours. No, I did not log it. Yes, I logged the 40 minute walk I did later that was deliberate exercise.
Is your activity level listed as Sedentary? Your Sunday doesn't sound very sedentary to me...0 -
I counted my snow shoveling as exercise because 1 I live in an apartment & therefore it isn't my responsibility, to do it; so basically I did it for exercise & 2 because even if it was a tenant's responsibility, this is the 1st & most likely the final time that it'll snow this season. So this wouldn't become apart of my daily and/or weekly lifestyle. I'd only count something that is intense, several hours (than usual) and/or if it's done, once every 2 weeks or longer.
However I do agree that depending upon the severity of a disability, that even regular chores can be considered as exercise because of the difficulty involved, due to the disability. Obviously it's going to take longer & be harder, than for someone; whom isn't.0 -
I would not log regular cleaning because that should be part of my activity level already.
I might log some cleaning if it was very heavy like when my basement got flooded and I was cleaning and hauling out that mess.0 -
I see a lot of people on my feed count cleaning, but I do not. To me, cleaning is just an everyday, regular activity. I probably wouldn't even count it if it were particularly labor intensive. I'm also skeptical of the calorie burns in the database - one person on my feed logged 1.5 hours of cleaning and it came up with some insane calorie burn that I wouldn't even get if I ran for a 1.5 hours.0
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