Cleaning?

cnolovechild
cnolovechild Posts: 179
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone enter general cleaning of the house as exercize? I feel like I'd be cheating by entering it in because wouldn't that fall under normal activity?

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  • cnolovechild
    cnolovechild Posts: 179
    Does anyone enter general cleaning of the house as exercize? I feel like I'd be cheating by entering it in because wouldn't that fall under normal activity?
  • PedalHound
    PedalHound Posts: 1,625 Member
    Does anyone enter general cleaning of the house as exercize? I feel like I'd be cheating by entering it in because wouldn't that fall under normal activity?

    I consider it normal activity. To be on the safe side I only include exercise that I do quite purposefully FOR exercise. So walks to the store etc I never put in. I also don't stress if I go 50 or 75 cals over my limit for the same reason.
  • kristie874
    kristie874 Posts: 774 Member
    I've entered it before when I didn't have time to exercise and I specifically cleaned just to burn calories...and to get my place cleaned up. Turn on some music and dance while you're cleaning to burn some more calories! :)
  • sunshine92
    sunshine92 Posts: 228 Member
    Turn on some music and dance while you're cleaning to burn some more calories! :)
    -lol- i do that all the time! i still live at home and my mom gets ticked when i turn the music up loud. :smile:
  • tilly6277
    tilly6277 Posts: 202
    I enter it when I cannot get to my regular walks.
  • rogers8702
    rogers8702 Posts: 533 Member
    i enter mine i do clean for my weekend job but that is not counted in on my initial set up for activity you will be surprised how many calories i burn cleaning vacation villas for 5 hours
  • cnolovechild
    cnolovechild Posts: 179
    Thanks you have all been really helpful. I had never thought about entering in house cleaning before but my fiance had asked if I could do that. I wasn't really comfortable with the idea especially when I saw how many calories would be burned by it... I would have felt guilty eating the calories :laugh:

    I used to clean houses for a part time job as well....that kind of cleaning I would be comfortable as using for exercize though lol.

    THANKS again everyone!
  • cnolovechild
    cnolovechild Posts: 179
    By the way....the dancing idea sounds great! :wink:
  • kristie874
    kristie874 Posts: 774 Member
    Dancing is the best part!

    I wouldn't count dusting for 10 minutes but if you spend an hour or two sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning windows, picking up, going up and down the stairs to do all this, cleaning toilets, tubs, and showers...well..that's a serious workout!
  • Zeii
    Zeii Posts: 89 Member
    Does anyone enter general cleaning of the house as exercize? I feel like I'd be cheating by entering it in because wouldn't that fall under normal activity?

    Cleaning my own house, I don't count it because it's not like i'm hardcore going crazy doing it.

    I clean a friends house every Thursday where I spend 3 hours doing non-stop scrubbing and washing. I do all the floors in a 3000 square foot home with all laminate and scrub 3 bathrooms from top to bottom. It's a workout! I leave there all sweaty and gross.
  • Zeii
    Zeii Posts: 89 Member
    I've entered it before when I didn't have time to exercise and I specifically cleaned just to burn calories...and to get my place cleaned up. Turn on some music and dance while you're cleaning to burn some more calories! :)

    Heh! I find that I dance doing everything nowadays! Folding laundry, cooking dinner, sometimes I just grab one of the kids and dance with them for no reason at all. It's fun!
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