If I mow the grass with a push behind mower for 45 minutes exercise do I also count it as 45 minutes

DSS2916

I contacted Customer Support but they did not have an answer

Lietchi

There is a cardio exercise 'moxing lawn, general'. If you mowed for 45 min, why wouldn't you log 45 minutes?

DSS2916

I did log the mowing time, but do/can I also log the time as walking? Or would that be double dipping?

Retroguy2000

That would obviously be double dipping.

Lietchi

No, you only log it as mowing. Counting it as walking as well would indeed be 'double dipping'.

DSS2916

Thanks

loulee997

Lietchi wrote: »

There is a cardio exercise 'moxing lawn, general'. If you mowed for 45 min, why wouldn't you log 45 minutes?

A true push mower--one without a motor? Or a push mower with an engine but no assist? They would be calculated differently.

Are you on relatively flat ground or up and down hills?



I used to do a manual push mower (no motor)--I sweated so much.
The one in Fitness Pal--I think is the push mower with the motor. The manual will burn a few more calories.

Just FYI.

Not too many people do the manual no motor one anymore.

Lietchi

loulee997 wrote: »

Lietchi wrote: »

There is a cardio exercise 'moxing lawn, general'. If you mowed for 45 min, why wouldn't you log 45 minutes?

A true push mower--one without a motor? Or a push mower with an engine but no assist? They would be calculated differently.

Are you on relatively flat ground or up and down hills?



I used to do a manual push mower (no motor)--I sweated so much.
The one in Fitness Pal--I think is the push mower with the motor. The manual will burn a few more calories.

Just FYI.

Not too many people do the manual no motor one anymore.

The last mower without a motor I remember seeing was my grandmother's and she had a lawn the size of a postage stamp (and that mower was a real antique, decades old when I last saw it, more than 10 years ago). Do they still sell those? 😆

AnnPT77

Lietchi wrote: »

loulee997 wrote: »

Lietchi wrote: »

There is a cardio exercise 'moxing lawn, general'. If you mowed for 45 min, why wouldn't you log 45 minutes?

A true push mower--one without a motor? Or a push mower with an engine but no assist? They would be calculated differently.

Are you on relatively flat ground or up and down hills?



I used to do a manual push mower (no motor)--I sweated so much.
The one in Fitness Pal--I think is the push mower with the motor. The manual will burn a few more calories.

Just FYI.

Not too many people do the manual no motor one anymore.

The last mower without a motor I remember seeing was my grandmother's and she had a lawn the size of a postage stamp (and that mower was a real antique, decades old when I last saw it, more than 10 years ago). Do they still sell those? 😆

They do. Here in the US anyway, they're quite readily available for purchase.

loulee997

Lietchi wrote: »

loulee997 wrote: »

Lietchi wrote: »

There is a cardio exercise 'moxing lawn, general'. If you mowed for 45 min, why wouldn't you log 45 minutes?

A true push mower--one without a motor? Or a push mower with an engine but no assist? They would be calculated differently.

Are you on relatively flat ground or up and down hills?



I used to do a manual push mower (no motor)--I sweated so much.
The one in Fitness Pal--I think is the push mower with the motor. The manual will burn a few more calories.

Just FYI.

Not too many people do the manual no motor one anymore.

The last mower without a motor I remember seeing was my grandmother's and she had a lawn the size of a postage stamp (and that mower was a real antique, decades old when I last saw it, more than 10 years ago). Do they still sell those? 😆

Yes. I broke my power mower. So I spent an entire summer doing my entire front and back lawn with the push (no motor) mower. It was exhausting. Hand blisters. I did have great muscled arms though...lol.

It's a lot. I don't recommend it.