Would you log lawnmowing?

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  • Pamela_June
    Pamela_June Posts: 329 Member
    why...YES ... of course!!!
  • BekaBooluvsu
    BekaBooluvsu Posts: 470 Member
    What ever activity, exercise. craptivity you do log, if it fits and contributes to your goals, who gives a turd what others consider it.
    Thank you for saying so. :smile:

    I have a broken back. I had to relearn how to walk and take care of myself. I am plagued everyday with excessive pain. If I walk it's a BIG deal. If I clean it's a BIG deal. But, that's me.

    To the lady who keeps saying people are making excuses: You may be right but in my case YOU'RE WRONG! I've lost 91# in 9 months.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I have a me-propelled lawnmower, and 3/4 acre of that stupid thick-*kitten* zoysia grass with a hill in my front yard. I purposely mow the lawn because it does double as my workout, so hell yeah, I log it.

    Nope, doesn't count. You really did not burn anything.

    You wanna take this outside, mister???

    Sure, bring your mower. We'll get the yards cut, log it, and then eat back all the calories.

    I do TDEE, but you can eat them. I'll bring the ice cream.
  • deannasueknutson
    deannasueknutson Posts: 38 Member
    I push mow my lawn and it's absolutely flat. It's not much of a work out for me. Therefore I just log it as walking because that's what I am doing. However, I would log it as you see fit. Your yard and yourself is different than me and my yard.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    yep.
    right in the checkbook.
    LOL. :D
  • phyllisgehrke
    phyllisgehrke Posts: 236 Member
    Yes, I would definitely log it.
    We have high heat and humidity here in Mo and I know what you mean drenched in sweat
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Yes, I would definitely log it.
    We have high heat and humidity here in Mo and I know what you mean drenched in sweat

    Sweat isn't an indicator of a good workout, that's why a hrm is a good idea.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    I have a me-propelled lawnmower, and 3/4 acre of that stupid thick-*kitten* zoysia grass with a hill in my front yard. I purposely mow the lawn because it does double as my workout, so hell yeah, I log it.

    Nope, doesn't count. You really did not burn anything.

    You wanna take this outside, mister???

    Sure, bring your mower. We'll get the yards cut, log it, and then eat back all the calories.

    I do TDEE, but you can eat them. I'll bring the ice cream.

    That sounds ideal.
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    to me it depends on whether or not your normally mow the grass. if you mow every day (like that's your job) then no, I wouldn't log it. but if it's once a week or less, then I would log it.

    just FYI: my cousin logged everything she did. everything. when she cooked a meal, she would log it somehow (can't remember, something like preparing meal or something like that) mowing lawn, housework, laundry, etc.
    she didn't lose any weight. she would eat all her calories and eat-back all her exercise calories, and obviously, with tracking every little movement you make, it would SEEM that you could eat way more than you actually can. she wondered why she wouldn't lose, when at the end of the day, she would still show she was "under calorie."
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    I don't get some of you. Why the heck would you not log mowing the lawn when you are not using a riding mower?

    It's OK to log a brisk walk but not push mowing the lawn? Hmm, something doesn't seem right there.

    I guess I can understand if you you have one of those tiny lawns that take 5 minutes, but those of us that are blessed with a larger yard to enjoy, why can't we log an hour of mowing? I see some of you even looking down on people that log mowing their lawn.

    Now, I don't log push mowing, but that is only because I use TDEE instead of MFP's method of calculating calories. If someone is using MFP's method then let them be.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    I push mow my lawn and it's absolutely flat. It's not much of a work out for me. Therefore I just log it as walking because that's what I am doing. However, I would log it as you see fit. Your yard and yourself is different than me and my yard.

    Nope, everybody's yard is flat and the same size. Nope, everybody is the same. We're all here for the same reason. DYEMFP?


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  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member

    It's OK to log a brisk walk but not push mowing the lawn? Hmm, something doesn't seem right there.

    I guess I can understand if you you have one of those tiny lawns that take 5 minutes, but those of us that are blessed with a larger yard to enjoy, why can't we log an hour of mowing? I see some of you even looking down on people that log mowing their lawn.

    ^^My point.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    Crap. I can't find "mouse clicking" anywhere in the cardiovascular database. Maybe strength training?
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    I have, and would again. I am set to sedentary, and my lawn is quite large and on a slope, so I work up quite a sweat doing it.

    ETA: It's a push mower, I only mow once or twice a month (husband does it the rest of the time) and it takes me 45 minutes to an hour).
  • SarahRuthRuns
    SarahRuthRuns Posts: 118 Member
    I would, but I never mow the lawn. If I did it regularly and didn't feel as though I was getting a workout, I wouldn't. The (literally) two times I have mowed the lawn, it was a really good workout for me, so I logged it. We just moved to a house on a half acre, and we pay a service to care for the lawn, but I told my husband I'm tempted to buy a mower and cancel the service just to save the money and burn the calories!! If only I had the time... lol
  • r_kraft
    r_kraft Posts: 27 Member
    I log it, after wearing my running watch and Heart Rate Monitor I was very surprised by how many calories I burned (its much more than most would guess) and is not a big yard. So that is the number I log each time I cut my yard.
  • Cardio4Cupcakes
    Cardio4Cupcakes Posts: 289 Member
    I've never mowed a lawn in my life #blessed but I would log it because I am weak and would probably have to fish it out of my pond :(
  • GetSlimEquestrian
    GetSlimEquestrian Posts: 31 Member
    Push mower? Yes. It burns 300 calories an hour, and I'm usually sore the next day after mowing.
  • VibrantAnnette
    VibrantAnnette Posts: 43 Member
    yes I would! of course my yard is huge and takes two hours to mow the back with a walking mower (not a riding mower). mowing is great exercise, 30" of mowing is great exercise.

    all logging is good to get you into logging your actions towards your goal.
  • VibrantAnnette
    VibrantAnnette Posts: 43 Member
    LOL! yes log the lawn mowing, every minute of it! this post makes me laugh.
    it matters only what you think, not what anyone else thinks. Your journal your journey your truth man...

    quite honestly, it's harder, even electric or gas lawn mowers, harder than pushing a grocery cart, and grocery cart pushing is exercise too. it's all resistance training, like if you're using one of those resistance bands. lots of millionaires selling those bicycle tube resistance bands for a really good reason, they work!
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Nope......I only count actually exercises!!
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    if i worked up a sweat, sure - i'd log it. i'd also wear a HRM once to get an idea of exertion and burn so i knew how much to log.

    I live in Florida....just sitting outside I sweat, should I log that??
  • gamommy
    gamommy Posts: 131 Member
    I haven't read other people's responses - but YES, I think you should log it if you think it was a workout (ie: was it a pushmower? is it something you consider part of your regular activity level or was it above your stated activity level?)

    I live on an acre lot and we have a pushmower. It is hard work on my hilly yard. It takes me about 3 hours to do my entire lawn and ditch. For me, it is definitely a workout! I have my activity level set to "lightly active" which I feel includes my normal every-day routine + weekly things like grocery shopping, heavy cleaning, chasing kids around the park, etc. Mowing the lawn is more strenuous (for me) than any of my "regular" activities so I consider it a form of exercise. However, I do not eat back all (or even half) of my exercise calories.
  • nancytyc
    nancytyc Posts: 119 Member
    Crap. I can't find "mouse clicking" anywhere in the cardiovascular database. Maybe strength training?


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  • scorpiophoenix
    scorpiophoenix Posts: 222 Member
    I'm set to sedentary and have a push mower so, yeah, I log it. It's extra movement I don't get in my day-to-day.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I wear a Fitbit so it gets logged. I average about 9,000-10,000 steps while mowing.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    We have a push reel lawn mower. If I do it and DH doesn't then heck yes I log it. You work up a sweat with that damn thing even for our fairly small patch of front lawn.
  • pjb58
    pjb58 Posts: 100 Member
    YES! log it....lawn mowing is hard work.
  • Bluwaves1
    Bluwaves1 Posts: 191 Member
    I have a John Deere riding mower and was surprised to find you burn calories even on the riding mower,:laugh: :laugh:

    So If I mow for an hour and burn 240 calories I don't log it but I balance it with a cold beer that I place in the cup holder that is on the fender.....
  • 20Grit
    20Grit Posts: 752 Member
    no, I don't. :ohwell:
    I don't log cleaning the house or working in the flowerbeds either. :flowerforyou:

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