Do you log cleaning as exercise?
Brandi0785
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I work a desk job so cleaning up around the house in the afternoons is part of my movement for the day. Do you all log it and how closely? Its not a tremendous amount of earned calories but its an extra snack a day for me
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Hi, yes I do log it and it can add up for instance 3 hours of light cleaning (its in "exercises" under cardio-vascular) clocks up several hundred calories- even hour an hour is over 100. I also log ironing and gardening! :flowerforyou:0
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I don't, because I look at it like, I was doing this while I was gaining weight so it didn't do anything for me in the way of exercise then so why should I count it now.0
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I have been doing nothing but canning these past couple of weeks, it's only 127 cal/hr but when you are doing it for 2-4 hours it adds up!0
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I log mine too. It is the only movement I get some days (other then taking care of kids, I'm a stay at home mom, and because of that, by the time they go to bed, I do homework an crash myself.) So, this helps me burn up some calories.0
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sure do! scrubbing the tub and bathroom floors burns 266 cals an hr! and believe me, my tub takes and hr after a week of husbands job0
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I don't log it, but everybody has their own ways they like to do things. If its working for you I say go for it.0
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I only log things that I don't do all the time - like moving furniture, scrubbing floors on my hands and knees or steam cleaning.0
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not usually. I try and keep things that I do anyway out of my diary and things that I do extra for and am motivated to do I log. Otherwise there would be so many things we log. I would consider cleaning part of regular activty, light or not.
however, one day I cleaned my house for 5 hours, scrubbed on hands and knees, and I was like.. you know, this isn't normal so I'm logging it. But normally cleaning toilets and washing dishes, no.0 -
I don't, because I look at it like, I was doing this while I was gaining weight so it didn't do anything for me in the way of exercise then so why should I count it now.
yeah, I agree with this!0 -
I only log mine if it's vigorous or prolonged. And the cleaning.....0
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I dont' personally because I feel like our bodies adapt to those ranges of motion over time.
Any calories burned are just a bonus!0 -
I don't log the things I did while gaining weight. No log for; cleaning, sex, doing my job, chewing, typing in forum threads, walking to or from the car, or any number of things that obviously didn't keep me from putting on weight.
However had I done nothing but walk from the bedroom to the computer and suddenly started walking or whatever, I'd say definitely log it.0 -
I dont log unless its like steaming cleaning or something out of the ordinary... because those are things I do daily anyway.. nothing out of the norm...0
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General, day-to-day upkeep I don't. But when I have a big project, I will. Basically, if I'm feeling worn out or out of breath, I figure that I exercised. But dishes, dusting, laundry, etc, I don't.0
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no I don't0
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I have logged it as exercise, but only the times when I was dancing, jumping a running around with my kids at the same time. I try not to use the extra calories I earn from exercise anyway so a lot of times I don't even log my exercise.
But you gotta do what works for you....work a little harder while cleaning, dance around, do some squats in between cleaning areas, burn those extra calories and enjoy your healthy snack! :-)0 -
If I am doing a good house cleaning I do log it....last weekend I cleaned for 2 hours, strapped on my HRM and burned 917 cals. It depends on the type cleaning your doing.0
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Not me, I feel that unless you're wearing a HRM for these activities, it's likely just going to cause you to overeat if you eat back your exercise calories.0
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I log it when it's heavy duty cleaning (ie spring cleaning, shampooing carpets, moving furniture, washing the dogs, etc...).0
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The only time I would log ANYTHING as exercise is if it raises my heart rate for a significant period of time or if my muscles are going to be sore because of it. Anything less is everyday activity.0
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