Calories burned cleaning carpet?

stephaniej2888
stephaniej2888 Posts: 93 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone know how many calories you burn cleaning the carpet?
I spent 3 hours yesterday and 2 hours today pushing and pulling around a heavy duty rented carpet cleaner and it was definitely exhausting lol.
I don't normally count cleaning but that's not something I normally do, its a lot nore than normal cleaning and it definitely wasn't easy.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    100 calories extra an hour? 300 calories?
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    There's a "cleaning, heavy, vigorous effort" option. Sounds like what you're describing.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    I wouldn't count it at all personally, but you will have earned yourself extra calories which is a plus.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Assume it was part of your daily activity and move on. Enjoy the thought that you have just burned extra calories.
  • stephaniej2888
    stephaniej2888 Posts: 93 Member
    I wasn't necessarily going to add it to my log...just more out of curiosity
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    stephaniej2888 wrote: »
    I wasn't necessarily going to add it to my log...just more out of curiosity

    in that case, around 200-250 calories per hour (fairly low estimation) height and weight alter the burn.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Every day activity, I wouldn't even put it in there.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    What you're describing isn't your normal activity for you. People who do this every day wind up laying themselves as "active" or"very active" and get a significantly higher calorie allotment to begin.

    As had been suggested, use one of the "cleaning" entries.
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