Cleaning...Light or Heavy??

KayleighIsGoingFatToFit

Can someone explain to me the difference between:- Light Cleaning and Heavy Cleaning please
Thank you

Running_down_a_dream

I would say dishes vacuuming VS. scrubbing bath tub and washing cloths by hand.

KylaDenay

Eh, but cleaning doesn't matter. If you did it when you gained your weight and still do it while trying to lose weight. I wouldn't log it.

Unless you are a cleaner by trait. If so increase your activity level. Cleaning is not exercise.

With that said to me light cleaning is picking stuff up around the house, doing dishes, wiping stuff down.

Heavy would be vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing down tubs, floors...stuff that requires more work.

BringingSherriBack

I think light cleaning is your usual cleaning like vacuuming, dishes, cleaning bathrooms, making beds, etc. Heavy cleaning to me is the spring cleaning type cleaning where you are moving furniture, cleaning windows, scrubbing floors by hand, etc.

bajoyba

I wouldn't bother logging 'light cleaning', which, to me, is a normal every day activity. I'd consider 'heavy cleaning' to be anything that I might do for an extended period of time that gets my heart rate up or causes me to break a sweat - things like scrubbing floors or moving heavy furniture.

KayleighIsGoingFatToFit

Eh, but cleaning doesn't matter. If you did it when you gained your weight and still do it while trying to lose weight. I wouldn't log it.

Unless you are a cleaner by trait. If so increase your activity level. Cleaning is not exercise.

Well it matters to me...hence why I asked.
I do a big clean every week and I am still moving. Just because it's not the traditional 'exercise' doesn't mean I shouldn't log it, if I am cleaning for 3 hours - thats 3 hours of moving.

SueInAz

While one can definitely work up a sweat while cleaning, I don't ever log calories for it. MFP has no idea how hard you actually worked during the time you were "cleaning" so its calorie estimate for you is just a wild guess. If you're planning to eat back those cleaning calories you could be hindering your weight loss if you overestimated, and therefore ate more calories than you burned.

By the way, the same thing goes with other MFP exercise values like biking, hiking, mowing the lawn, etc. Avoid those entries as much as possible. Instead, get a heart rate monitor which will give you a much better guess of your actual calorie burn. Yes, I said "guess" because even a HRM is just giving you an estimate but it's going to be a much closer estimate.

I_Will_End_You

Light cleaning:



Heavy Cleaning:

_Waffle_

Can someone explain to me the difference between:- Light Cleaning and Heavy Cleaning please
Thank you

Light cleaning is when you watch the maids do it as you're sipping a martini. Heavy cleaning is when your wife does it.

SueInAz

Eh, but cleaning doesn't matter. If you did it when you gained your weight and still do it while trying to lose weight. I wouldn't log it.

Unless you are a cleaner by trait. If so increase your activity level. Cleaning is not exercise.

Well it matters to me...hence why I asked.
I do a big clean every week and I am still moving. Just because it's not the traditional 'exercise' doesn't mean I shouldn't log it, if I am cleaning for 3 hours - thats 3 hours of moving.

You're better off underestimating your calorie burn than overestimating it. So if you're determined to enter the activity into MFP, choose the light cleaning option.

srslybritt

Yes, it's 3 hours of moving. But should you log it if it's part of your regular routine? Probably not. If you think it makes that much of a difference, increase your activity level.

That being said, if I was going to be moving furniture or doing other heavier tasks, I would log it. But that's because I don't do it on a regular basis. Anything that's "routine" I don't log as exercise.

For example, if you walk up/down the stairs 5 times (average) per day, would you start logging that just because now you're trying to lose weight? No. Because when you were gaining weight, and you still did that, it wasn't enough exercise to keep you from gaining weight. Make more sense?

KayleighIsGoingFatToFit

I don't understand this site...

I asked a simple question which I thought would have a simple answer. Hmm I guess not, as everyone decides to add their opinion on if i should log it or not - which I did not ask for.

Capt_Apollo

I don't understand this site...

I asked a simple question which I thought would have a simple answer. Hmm I guess not, as everyone decides to add their opinion on if i should log it or not - which I did not ask for.

you're learning fast!

ew_david

Light cleaning is what I do.

Heavy cleaning is what the Amish girl does.

lemurcat12

I'd say light if you are moving around consistently, heavy if you are working up a sweat.

You are right, whether you should log it or not depends on you--what's been working for you, what else you are doing, etc.

FitChickBritt

Perhaps no one can answer your question on what is light cleaning vs. heavy cleaning because no one logs it.... because you shouldn't.

alska

I wear my heart rate monitor when I clean ... that way I know how many calories I burned.

n I created a new exercising calling it "Cleaning with HRM"...

I agree with whoever said if you are moving around n not sweating then I would say light n if you are sweating then I would say heavy.

KylaDenay

Eh, but cleaning doesn't matter. If you did it when you gained your weight and still do it while trying to lose weight. I wouldn't log it.

Unless you are a cleaner by trait. If so increase your activity level. Cleaning is not exercise.

Well it matters to me...hence why I asked.
I do a big clean every week and I am still moving. Just because it's not the traditional 'exercise' doesn't mean I shouldn't log it, if I am cleaning for 3 hours - thats 3 hours of moving.

Cleaning and moving are 2 different things. There is an option for lifting/ moving household items or boxes.

I still answered your question.

JoelleAnn78

I don't understand this site...

I asked a simple question which I thought would have a simple answer. Hmm I guess not, as everyone decides to add their opinion on if i should log it or not - which I did not ask for.

Interesting. Very interesting. Couldn't see that coming.

KayleighIsGoingFatToFit

Perhaps no one can answer your question on what is light cleaning vs. heavy cleaning because no one logs it.... because you shouldn't.

Who are you to tell me what I should and shouldn't log? Surely its my choice if I want to or not.

Kalikel

Light - daily things like dusting, vacuuming, dishes.

Heavy - Spring Cleaning, washing the shower

I don't log any cleaning, but that's my take on it.

No, people shouldn't be rude. You did nothing to deserve being mocked. Next to every name is an arrow. If you click on it, you get the option to ignore all future posts from that person. Some people literally log in JUST to spread nastiness around, lol. Make good use of that Ignore thing and the forums become a happier and more supportive place.

ColeCake292012

Perhaps no one can answer your question on what is light cleaning vs. heavy cleaning because no one logs it.... because you shouldn't.

^^^This. Its pretty much an activity of daily living. The only time it can POSSIBLY be considered exercise is if you're pregnant or something....lol. Folding laundry gets my heart pumping. But even then. More than likely no.

srslybritt

I don't understand this site...

I asked a simple question which I thought would have a simple answer. Hmm I guess not, as everyone decides to add their opinion on if i should log it or not - which I did not ask for.

YEAH!!! You're all mean people! leave her alone!

Cue eyeroll.

FitOldMomma

I consider it 'heavy' when I work up a good sweat. I am a housekeeper so I log this activity only on work days. At home, I go at more leisurely pace-thus it is 'light'.

So, constant moving and stretching from vacuuming, mopping, washing walls or windows, etc. I log as 'heavy'.

ew_david

I don't understand this site...

I asked a simple question which I thought would have a simple answer. Hmm I guess not, as everyone decides to add their opinion on if i should log it or not - which I did not ask for.

YEAH!!! You're all mean people! leave her alone!

HAI!!!

KylaDenay

I don't understand this site...

I asked a simple question which I thought would have a simple answer. Hmm I guess not, as everyone decides to add their opinion on if i should log it or not - which I did not ask for.

You do not have to ask for ones opinion to get it. Hence why this is called the internet.

No one can tell you or should tell you whether you should be logging cleaning or not, but they can give their opinion and views on it. They can also give you advice.

Escloflowne

srslybritt

Perhaps no one can answer your question on what is light cleaning vs. heavy cleaning because no one logs it.... because you shouldn't.

Who are you to tell me what I should and shouldn't log? Surely its my choice if I want to or not.

I think you're taking this a bit too personally. Look around at tickers and post counts here. Do you think we're telling you this to be mean? No. We're telling you this because logging bogus exercise calories is lying to yourself and it won't help you in the long run.

I_need_moar_musclez

Can someone explain to me the difference between:- Light Cleaning and Heavy Cleaning please
Thank you

Clean the oven the same day that it has been used.

Clean the oven after leaving it for a year.

merisaOct3

You're better off underestimating your calorie burn than overestimating it. So if you're determined to enter the activity into MFP, choose the light cleaning option.

I think it's different for everyone whether you choose to log things like this or not. I have my activity level set to "sedentary" so I do log cleaning and food prep when it's more than like 15 minutes (I typically prepare a big meal or clean a big batch of fruit or veggies once a week). I do agree that you should underestimate if you're not using a HRM or fitbit. I always underestimate my pace (i.e. jogging I log at 5.0 mph even though I know I run faster) and almost always use the "light cleaning" even if it's something bigger like washing my car by hand or doing a big scrub on hands-and-knees.

Cliffslosinit

People are really trying to help you.
Calm down and take their advise.....all they are trying to do is help you be successful on here.
As we all know we have failed many many times before without the right information.