not sure about this

allonsy_alonso
allonsy_alonso Posts: 1
edited January 31 in Fitness and Exercise
would you say doing laundry (folding/putting away clothes) counts as 'cleaning'?

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  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Sure, it's cleaning clothes. And if you want to eat more food because you counted this as cardio, well, good luck with that.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    Do you honestly feel that you get your heartrate up and get a cardio benefit and large extra burn from folding and putting away laundry? If it's not getting your heartrate up high for 10 minutes or is not prolonged with absolutely no rest whatsoever, you're just cheating yourself by counting it, imho.
  • amandzor
    amandzor Posts: 386 Member
    No. Cleaning is not cardio.

    I would only include intentional cardio exercise (long walks, jogging, rowing, etc. Doing anything else just to "earn more calories" is a joke.

    P.S. i do however include "sex" in the cardio list, because a.) it's intentional and b.) you can work up one hell of a sweat.
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    If it's your own laundry, don't count it - this is normal activity. If you're functioning as a nanny or other caretaker type (and probably on your feet all day), go switch your activity level from 'sedentary' to 'light'.
  • pushyourself14
    pushyourself14 Posts: 275 Member
    No.
  • peopletalk
    peopletalk Posts: 519 Member
    i know there are days where i wanna eat more and say "well..... i DID change those bed sheets"
    but honestly, just chalk it up as it's gonna make you feel better and the scale might look better also. but nothing more.
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    oh man :laugh:
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