How do I count THIS????

smiletime82
smiletime82 Posts: 29
in Fitness and Exercise
So, how to you suppose I track the calories burned while walking around the neighborhood while it was about 11 degrees with a wind chill of below zero trying to sell Girl Scout cookies today? I guess I shouldn't feel too bad that I went 92 calories over my limit because I forgot to add my snacks and then ate too much after dinner......lol :ohwell:

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    I personally wouldn't count it, but then again I don't count anything as exercise unless my heart rate is at least 135 bpm for art least 10 minutes
  • 2720cynthia
    2720cynthia Posts: 45 Member
    You get double the exercise calories with a windchill below zero, of course!! :)
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    You should never feel bad going 92 calories over. That's within a margin of error anyway.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    You get bonus points for insanity. Only crazy people would sell cookies in those conditions. :laugh:

    Seriously, though. How long were you out there? I walked my dogs for 30 minutes this evening (70 degrees above zero, no wind chill, Southern California) and burned 97 calories. I think you're safe if you only went 92 over.
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    Girl Scout cookies! Samoa's :heart: :devil: This one of those sabotage threads, isn't it? :laugh:
  • JourneyingJessica
    JourneyingJessica Posts: 261 Member
    Not that it helps after the fact but maybe use a tracker like MapMyWalk in future?

    It gives you distance & speed. Otherwise equate 1mile to about 100 calories.

    I read somewhere the cold doesn't significantly up your calories burned unless your body is physically shivering to burn them. Although maybe the extra weight of the clothing acts like those weighted vests lol. Jk jk
  • smiletime82
    smiletime82 Posts: 29
    I really didn't plan to count it. We were walking really slow because my daughter just got a boot off her foot from a high ankle sprain. The forms had to be turned in that day and we hadn't reached our goal yet, so we had to get out there and sell. Now the REAL problem will be to not EAT all the cookies when they are piled up in my living room...all 165 boxes!

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