Do you count cleaning as exercise?
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Do you have a link or example? I doubt I'd actually ever do any of it, I'm just curious to see what it looks like!!
Fun. Cardio.
Sounds like a myth.0 -
I don't. But then my "lifestyle" multiplier is set to "Very Active".0
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Do you have a link or example? I doubt I'd actually ever do any of it, I'm just curious to see what it looks like!!
^^^ This is what I do... & it does work up quiet a sweat!!! B4 I got my BMF I used 2 log it but only if it made me pour sweat... If it was just walking around doing the normal stuff I didn't... It makes for a clean house!
& my settings are set 2 sendentary so it's ok... My BFM logs any calories I burn just doing normal stuff anyway if I go over a certain amount per day...0 -
Do you have a link or example? I doubt I'd actually ever do any of it, I'm just curious to see what it looks like!!
Fun. Cardio.
Sounds like a myth.
It's a question every other week, lol. But I'll give you that one, This time you win.
Next time gadget, next time!0 -
it's activity, not exercise.
and over half that burn was existing tdee. You did not burn that much from activity.0 -
If I clean for more than an hour straight, then I log it but only at 1/3 of the time spent. I think the calories it gives you are too elevated and the reduction in time makes it a more reasonable amount. So if you eat back the calories, then you aren't killing your chances of losing weight.0
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If you included cleaning in your activity setting, then don't count it. If you are set to sedentary, then count it.
But whether you count it or not, it is exercise.0 -
Think of it as a bonus. You likely didn't burn that many calories and if you eat those back you're probably just cutting your deficit. For long term goals it's good to get out of the mindset of every action you doing having to be rewarded. Thin people don't go around all day calculating that they cleaned the house so now they get a cookie. It's a bad mindset to get into.
As for sweat, that isn't a measure of exertion or calorie burn. I sweat easily, I can sit in my chair and sweat. My co worker can run 5 km and be gently glistening. Sweating has more to do with genetics and your physical fitness than it does as an indicator of whether you are working hard.0 -
No. As someone above said, it's activity, not exercise. Even "sedentary" expects *some* daily activity.0
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These days I usually just 'accept' whatever my Fitbit One registers for normal activities. But then I'd rather under-count than over-count calories burned.
To the specific question, I'll point out that Weight Watchers definitely counts housework as exercise. But then their clientele have traditionally been the definition of couch potato and any way to get people to increase their activity level is a good thing. If you are already quite active (e.g., specific workouts) then calling out normal daily activities becomes less interesting.0 -
Would you log it if you included yelling at your kids and pets for the added aggravation they cause?
I'm interested in the replies on lifestyle settings. Based on the descriptions, I put mine as lightly active but that must be grossly inaccurate based on where they put my caloric needs. I think they had me at 1600 calories/day. I upped it to 2,000. Maybe some people have a metabolic rate set to vibrate all the time. Either that or yelling at the kids really burns through calories
I don't log housework because I have a weird ocd relationship with my vacuum and have it running all the time.0 -
i count everything that is more then my everyday routine and eat back 70% of the calories0
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I do light cleaning throughout the week...keep up on dishes, sweeping, straightening up after kids. However, at least one day on the weekend I clean the house from top to bottom. I always forget to wear my HRM, but I plan to do so this weekend. I run up and down my stairs often on these days between laundry, cleaning the toy room, and various other things so it would be interesting to see what happens.0
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no....
cleaning, walking, crapping, cooking, etc are all just part of a normal day and should already be built in to what you are doing ..or so I say ...0 -
I count cleaning as exercise if it is something I don't normally do. Washing dishes....no.....reorganizing the closet and hauling boxes around...yes....
BUT I usually count it at a half time amount. If I cleaned for 1 hour, I feel less guilty about logging cleaning if I log it as 30 minutes instead.
I think the real point is you are moving around when you clean, regardless if you log it or not. Your body does not register cleaning any differently. It can only tell you were moving around.0 -
No I don't and I think 232 cals is very generous.0
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Do you count breathing as exercise too?
You shouldn't count breathing because, unlike cleaning, it's included in your BMR and therefore part of every activity setting.0 -
Every day cleaning, no, but when I scrub the whole house down, yes because It's not something that is done daily.
This!!0 -
I do if I break a sweat and clean for more than an hour. My house is mostly tile so sweeping and mopping is a total body workout lol!0
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No, but I do count this...
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