burning calories cleaning house
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amymeenieminymo
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I just spent two and a half hours cleaning because we have company coming tomorrow, so its obviously more intense cleaning than I would usually ever do. And I often try cleaning little areas through out, rather than the whole apartment like I did today. Since this is not something I do on a daily basis (or sadly a weekly basis) so I'd like to somehow log whatever calories I burned. I don't have an HRM, is there anyway to figure out how much I burned or how to enter it?
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I just spent two and a half hours cleaning because we have company coming tomorrow, so its obviously more intense cleaning than I would usually ever do. And I often try cleaning little areas through out, rather than the whole apartment like I did today. Since this is not something I do on a daily basis (or sadly a weekly basis) so I'd like to somehow log whatever calories I burned. I don't have an HRM, is there anyway to figure out how much I burned or how to enter it?0
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it's in the exercise section. . .I think it's called "housework." I use a HRM when I do my heavy cleaning day, and it's pretty accurate for me.:flowerforyou:0
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dont tell my hubby cleaning house burns calories or he will expect me to clean this weekend!!:grumble:0
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dont tell my hubby cleaning house burns calories or he will expect me to clean this weekend!!:grumble:
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I think the site has two categories of 'housework...check under 'cleaning' one for light one for heavy.
I absolutely the fact that sometimes I can count cleaning calories, and have a home that makes me smile.
Giggle: Hosted our 'Women's Book Club' the other evening..wore my HRM for the cleaning/preparation and club time...totaled over 3000 calories for 6 plus hours...NO WAY :noway: was I gonna even attempt to eat all those calories!!! Maybe it's the stress of hostessing, pouring coffee, serving dessert??:embarassed: ??
Ez0 -
hmm house cleaning or house work either way it's put doesnt come up for me?!0
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hmm house cleaning or house work either way it's put doesnt come up for me?!
I just found it "housework" (one word) it comes up here.0 -
try this site: http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/cgi-bin/fpc/actcalc.pl
has house cleaning: general and Cleaning: light dusting, straightening up, taking out trash, etc., put your weight and time in and it figures it for you.
Linda0 -
MFP has it under "cleaning... light/moderate or heavy".0
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I only add it when I do mor than normal. same with gardening darn tooten I logged that tree I moved!!0
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