Do you guys log cleaning on your exercise log?

HollyTsiaussis
HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
Yes or no? No explanations, please.
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  • red01angel
    red01angel Posts: 806 Member
    No.
  • mjhuff1121
    mjhuff1121 Posts: 112
    no.
  • tristalin
    tristalin Posts: 108 Member
    No.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    No
  • evelyngrice
    evelyngrice Posts: 349 Member
    I don't myself, but probably because I don't really clean that often ha!
    But my friend on here does, she logs everything, such as love making, carrying shopping bags, walking up and down stairs etc :)
    If you think you are an intense cleaner and are moving around a lot, then you should log it! Can't do any harm!
    x
  • EPICSRT
    EPICSRT Posts: 222 Member
    No
  • paulaGetshealthy
    paulaGetshealthy Posts: 464
    nope.
  • lindalou4850
    lindalou4850 Posts: 217 Member
    yes
  • ajfranzen77
    ajfranzen77 Posts: 118
    Sometimes......depends how long I am doing it for
  • birdlover97111
    birdlover97111 Posts: 346 Member
    Nope.... :flowerforyou:
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Extremely rarely.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    Yes, because my activity level is "sedentary."
  • AlwaysSarah87
    AlwaysSarah87 Posts: 62
    No. I only log stuff where my heart rate is up. I know I sweat while cleaning but I don't log daily things like that cause then I would eat more. :) Good luck
  • hbarney
    hbarney Posts: 434
    Not usually. But I did the other day when I scrubbed the floors by hand......
  • Genem30
    Genem30 Posts: 431 Member
    If I'm sweating by the end, I do.
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    Definitely not.
    I figured it's considered part of my daily expenditure.
  • Chitownblue
    Chitownblue Posts: 18
    Nah, unless your lifestyle is sedentary.
  • brit1329
    brit1329 Posts: 293 Member
    I would say it depends. If it's something that isn't included in your activity setting (sedentary, active, etc.) and it's something quite a bit more than what you normally do, then go ahead. For example, I sometimes add in mowing the yard because it's not included in my regular activity level and is quite a bit of extra effort (push mowing) than my normal activities. However, I wouldn't add vacuuming because I do it pretty regularly and it's not that much extra.
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    No because it's a chore that needs to be done and not something I'm doing to to help myself get fit.
  • pnieuw
    pnieuw Posts: 473
    No, cause I don't clean.
  • spaztastic13
    spaztastic13 Posts: 229
    Yes......i do if its more then 20 minutes!!
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    No.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    No - even though I am sedentary.

    Today - just for kicks - I wore my HRM while doing the floors, baseboards and dealing with my daughter's frightening room. In one hour I burned 78 calories. It clearly doesn't burn what we wish it did.
  • DancingPixie
    DancingPixie Posts: 101 Member
    Yes i do but that's mostly when i am sweaty so know ive worked hard x
  • em1976
    em1976 Posts: 119 Member
    Nope.Having said that,I was 2 yrs ago alot larger(approaching goal weight now)and everything i did was difficult,so as far as im concerned its a personal choice,if you are large and even the simplest things can be a workout log it.If you(like me) barely even think about heavy breathing and you are essentially halfway through or nearing goal weight,a decent cardio/weight session is what gets your heart pumping not house cleaning:)

    When i first started this journey,everything was hard work,as ive progressed the simple tasks that we take for granted I can remember were for me difficult.So I would have logged them then,i do not log them now.
  • Amandanoralynn
    Amandanoralynn Posts: 231 Member
    If it is a set house attack time I do it. It does not get that a lot and believe me I count it.
  • meli_medina
    meli_medina Posts: 594 Member
    Only if it's a cleaning activity that I don't already do on a daily basis and have calculated into my current activity level. I don't count doing the dishes or a load of laundry or even scrubbing the toilet, but things like scrubbing my kitchen from top to bottom, including the floors, I would log, because I rarely clean for an hour straight in one room alone.

    I think it's up to each person to determine. Individual results may vary, type of thing. If you're losing weight and logging it, more power to you! But if you find you're having a hard time, maybe the cleaning should come off the log list and those calories not eaten, know what I mean? :)
  • joakool
    joakool Posts: 434 Member
    No. Because my level is set to "active" so I assume it is worked into my calorie requirements.
  • mea9
    mea9 Posts: 561 Member
    I don't myself, but probably because I don't really clean that often ha!
    ^^this

    I have a few friends that do and I think it's good. I think it's undervalued because it's women's work. If it's something you do everyday, you could include it in your activity level but weekly/monthly/seasonal chores - log em. The fact that they're productive doesn't take away from the effort and it counts. This is all about a healthy lifestyle - that should include clean:)
  • jchester71
    jchester71 Posts: 124 Member
    No that's not exercise its life.
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