Counting driving as exercise?

veggieshark

I know that driving does burn some calories, at least moreso than sitting. I'm not talking about your daily drive from home to the store/work, but if you are going on a trip and are driving for several hours, would you factor those burned calories into your exercise? Driving 2.5 hours is said to burn around 400 cals.

sfbaumgarten

I wouldn't.

Flab2Fab27

Seriously?

Veil5577

I really wouldn't either. Driving doesn't get my heart rate up unless I'm yelling at other drivers, and that's stress, not exercise.

sculli123

lol no way

halfpintpeggy

No, I wouldn't count driving as exercise. Have a safe trip!

agrafina

No. Just no. Its like saying that I should count reading as cardio because occasionally I turn a page.

rodduz

I know that driving does burn some calories, at least moreso than sitting. I'm not talking about your daily drive from home to the store/work, but if you are going on a trip and are driving for several hours, would you factor those burned calories into your exercise? Driving 2.5 hours is said to burn around 400 cals.

2.5hrs does not burn 400 cals!

BrianSharpe

Judging by the girth of many long distance truckers I'd suggest it's not burning too many calories (and I'm sure one of those big rigs is a lot more to handle than a car.....)

halfpintpeggy

I really wouldn't either. Driving doesn't get my heart rate up unless I'm yelling at other drivers, and that's stress, not exercise.

Hahahahahahaha.....do I smell road rage?

veggieshark

Thanks ^^;;

Railr0aderTony

This explains all them really fit and buff looking truck drivers? Seriously think this out.

chivalryder

If you were riding a sport bike around some twisty roads, then yes, it is exercise. if you're sitting on your *kitten*, unless you're doing 100+mph around a race track, then no, it is not exercise.

RoseTears143

I drive at least 2+ hours a day....never count it as exercise. That's like counting cleaning your kitchen and bathroom as exercise. Nope.

lizziebeth1028

I know that driving does burn some calories, at least moreso than sitting. I'm not talking about your daily drive from home to the store/work, but if you are going on a trip and are driving for several hours, would you factor those burned calories into your exercise? Driving 2.5 hours is said to burn around 400 cals.

So does sleeping and pooping and I wouldn't count that as a calorie burn. Your body burns calories 24/7. If you start to include everything as exercise calories you will be grossly overestimating. I would never log driving as exercise!

1PatientBear

Wow. Just wow.

ninerbuff

If you're an Indy car driver, okay.

Hitting a straight road with a little lane changing now and then.................................that's like sitting on the couch and changing the channels.

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erickirb

I know that driving does burn some calories, at least moreso than sitting. I'm not talking about your daily drive from home to the store/work, but if you are going on a trip and are driving for several hours, would you factor those burned calories into your exercise? Driving 2.5 hours is said to burn around 400 cals.

I don't think it would be that much, but had you not been driving you would have burned most of those doing nothing, or even more if you were moving, and are already accounted for in your activity level, so no, don't count driving

Amitysk

Lol wut?

Blacklance36

Wow. Just wow.

Agreed, this was a great laugh to start my day.

MFPMol

I know that driving does burn some calories, at least moreso than sitting. I'm not talking about your daily drive from home to the store/work, but if you are going on a trip and are driving for several hours, would you factor those burned calories into your exercise? Driving 2.5 hours is said to burn around 400 cals.

Stop. Just Stop.

ironanimal

I once burned 2600 calories on a 12 hour round trip, according to MFP.

No, I did not compensate for those calories.

Bobbiezilla

Nope. Everything we do in a day really burns calories to some degree....but I would only log exercise . Going for a long walk, hike, bike, swim, run body weight exercises, yoga, videos etc. Once in a while I might log gardening if it's out of the ordinary intense sweaty business... Shovelling and hauling dirt to make a new bed, or racing to beat my time with the push mower ;-)
I don't think that 400 cal burn is accurate for sitting in a car for 2 hours, I only burn a third of that in a half hour jog, if I would have burned 400 sitting I don't think I would have been overweight in the first place lol

MFPMol

I know that driving does burn some calories, at least moreso than sitting. I'm not talking about your daily drive from home to the store/work, but if you are going on a trip and are driving for several hours, would you factor those burned calories into your exercise? Driving 2.5 hours is said to burn around 400 cals.

Are you going to count typing this post as exercise?

nilbogger

Would you count sitting in a chair and occasionally moving your feet and arms?

Veil5577

I really wouldn't either. Driving doesn't get my heart rate up unless I'm yelling at other drivers, and that's stress, not exercise.

Hahahahahahaha.....do I smell road rage?

Wellllllllllll maybe a little. I don't have much patience.

ValeriePlz

No, and I do not count knitting either!

veggieshark

I didn't find my question laughable. We're all fed mixed information when researching weight-loss and I was actually shown a website with a list of arbitrary tasks and how many calories they burned. I also thought it seemed silly to count the exercise, thus my inquiry.

TheVirgoddess

I know that driving does burn some calories, at least moreso than sitting. I'm not talking about your daily drive from home to the store/work, but if you are going on a trip and are driving for several hours, would you factor those burned calories into your exercise? Driving 2.5 hours is said to burn around 400 cals.

I would not.

mamaleftwich

Not....

cheripugh1

Right and chocolate cake has zero calories! Absolutely would NOT count it!