Would you log lawnmowing?

truddy6647

I log mine, of course I have five acres that I mow and spend about an hour of doing push mowing for trim and about four hours on a riding tractor that while riding i am tense the entire time riding and by the time I get off the tractor my legs are sore from having my muscles so tight. (we have hills that make me nervous mowing which is probably why I tighten my leg muscles) Of course my setting is sedentary so I also log cleaning ect. but I also do not eat back the calories though either. I log more to have a record of what has worked best for various results that I wanted. Ie. noticed that my clothes get smaller the more strength based things I add despite the number of the scale not moving.

smittybuilt19

I mowed the lawn Saturday, logged it, ate back some (if not all) of the calories in brownies, ice cream, and milk.

You jelly?


You affected?

I'm jelly cuz brownies, dammit! I had ice cream and a milk shake, though. I didn't mow the yard, I spent 3 hours cutting down a tree (no chainsaw) and then cutting it into 3' pieces for the yard waste pick-up that never showed up. Was there chocolate sauce involved? Did you put the ice cream on top of the brownies? These are important questions.

No chocolate sauce I would get a spoonful of ice cream and then a spoonful of brownie, and repeat until my wife yelled that I better not be eating all the brownies...oops.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

If I was using a non-mechanical mower with 12" high grass,sprinting up and down the rows, and swinging a 40lb kettlebell in one arm while I did it, then I would log it.

Otherwise, no.

So the calorie burn from my hrm monitor is only from the sheer excitement of mowing my yard??? I'm actually seriously asking, because I know you can explain this.

I can't explain why you got such a reading. I do know, however, than you can't burn 600+ calories in 30 min cutting grass--not even doing it the way I described above.

In most cases, an HRM-even if set up correctly--will not be accurate for this type activity.

The last time I mowed, it was for 37 minutes, and I got 368 on my hrm. I don't have a self-propelled mower, and my front yard is on a hill. I have to put a lot of effort into pushing it because my grass is really thick and I'm struggling to mow a straight line across the hill. I'm sure I provide some entertainment for my neighbors. I was curious about how accurate the burn was, but I don't eat most of my cardio calories back anyway.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I mowed the lawn Saturday, logged it, ate back some (if not all) of the calories in brownies, ice cream, and milk.

You jelly?


You affected?

I'm jelly cuz brownies, dammit! I had ice cream and a milk shake, though. I didn't mow the yard, I spent 3 hours cutting down a tree (no chainsaw) and then cutting it into 3' pieces for the yard waste pick-up that never showed up. Was there chocolate sauce involved? Did you put the ice cream on top of the brownies? These are important questions.

No chocolate sauce I would get a spoonful of ice cream and then a spoonful of brownie, and repeat until my wife yelled that I better not be eating all the brownies...oops.

She's not supporting your goals! That still sounds good, even without the chocolate sauce.

gdmerritt1

And you should...Steps are steps.

Weird, this replied to the wrong post...Oh well, time to cut the grass

kempt_ken

Yes absolutely...calorie lab is great site for getting the values for everyday activities.

Squatch3099

LAWN MOWING????? Heck YES!

I post mini blind dusting.
Floor Mopping
Garden Weeding
Changing a Tire
Chasing a Dog
Taking out the Garbage

You must start by doing what you can before tackling the GYM or jogging. Just get up and walk around for a few minutes every hour if you have to sit all day at work or if you are DISABLED as I am. Everything you do burns calories.:drinker:

aliciahiatt

I log it. I log everything I put I my mouth so why not any activity I do outside of my daily burn.

sbb2k14

I do. I'm set to sedentary, and the whole process takes about 3 to 4 hours of mostly continuous walking up and down hills. Days when I do cut the grass, it becomes my workout for the day. Really, it would depend on your settings and how much you have to cut.

ImpracticalGirl

I set my activity level to sedentary, so, yes, I'd log lawnmowing if done with a manual push mower. I also plan to log shoveling snow from my driveway for the long coming winter. :grumble:

fabnine

Nope. I don't log throwing pallets of sod either. It's just part of my daily activity. Granted it was a hard day, but it was just a chore or my honey do list.

Throwing pallets of sod- that's back breaking- grueling- misery inducing work! I'd want the biggest cheat meal ever if I ever had to do that again....

jke78

I log lawn mowing. I have an acre, I push it, and my watch tells me I burn about 600 calories doing it. I only eat back some of the calories. Now when I used to use my riding mower, I didn't log that!

I agree, there's a BIG difference between riding an pushing.

fabnine

I agree, there's a BIG difference between riding an pushing.

Wait... what?

Deborah105

walking or riding?



*edited* ooops - this is what I get for not reading through the replies at least a little

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I agree, there's a BIG difference between riding an pushing.

Wait... what?

She's saying there's a big difference between a riding mower and a push mower.

SCV34

I agree, there's a BIG difference between riding an pushing.

Wait... what?

She's saying there's a big difference between a riding mower and a push mower.

I agree with that statement. I have done both and push mowing is a bit more difficult and takes an effort especially if the grass is Saint Augustine grass. For the people that have said they wouldn't log it, I question wether they have even done said activity.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I agree, there's a BIG difference between riding an pushing.

Wait... what?

She's saying there's a big difference between a riding mower and a push mower.

I agree with that statement. I have done both and push mowing is a bit more difficult and takes an effort especially if the grass is Saint Augustine grass. For the people that have said they wouldn't log it, I question wether they have even done said activity.

Since I've never been lucky enough to own a riding mower, I'd like to know how it burns any more calories than driving a car.

shexy16

I used to log it when I did WW, I had to push mow my hilly, 1/2 acre yard with a push mower that wasn't self-propelled :-\

Kontxesi

This has been answered to death, but:

I log it. Mowing is not something I did before (had a fiance and then a brother who took care of it), so it's a "new" activity. I use a push mower, and it takes me 2+ hours to do the whole yard. I don't log it for nearly as many calories as MFP says it should take, but I do track it.

20yearsyounger

I did recently. I put my heart rate monitoring on to see if it was worth monitoring and it was. This morning I mowed the lawn and was sweating buckets (just like any other exercise). However, my backyard is a little hilly and I was using a reel mower.