Logging wood chopping as exercise

cisssiesue

Hey all, This may be a new one for yall, but I split and stack firewood every fall for heat in the winter. I then have to bring it in daily for heat. My question is how do I log this as my exercise?

icandothistrish85

Wood Chopping is deemed Strength Training, I do it with weights in my ST Circuit.

jillinthbox

Hi!

I do exactly the same. Just finished 10 cord! I log it under Splitting Firewood (approx 432 cal/hour for a 150lb person).

Keep it up!

skinnylizzard

Go to cardiovascular and type in "chopping wood". It's actually listed!!!

anubis609

I just dropped a log a few minutes ago...

The usual recommendation would be to invest in a HRM and log the amount of calories burned as a new cardio exercise.

skinnylizzard

Wood Chopping is deemed Strength Training, I do it with weights in my ST Circuit.

It is actually listed under cardio.

Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused

I just dropped a log a few minutes ago...

The usual recommendation would be to invest in a HRM and log the amount of calories burned as a new cardio exercise.

But did you exert any effort in doing so? Or was it effortless. If it required minimal effort, I think you shouldn't track it.

fitzie63

Here's an exercise calorie burn list of more choices. It's geared according to your personal weight, etc. If I was doing that today, at my present weight: 60 minutes of chopping wood = 315 calories.

LINK: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calories.php?WeightPounds=110.4&WeightKg=&exertype=&highcal=0&minutes=60&order=NAME

ninerbuff

Hey all, This may be a new one for yall, but I split and stack firewood every fall for heat in the winter. I then have to bring it in daily for heat. My question is how do I log this as my exercise?

As weight training. This is a great workout by the way and I simulate it with clients on cable machines.

anubis609

I just dropped a log a few minutes ago...

The usual recommendation would be to invest in a HRM and log the amount of calories burned as a new cardio exercise.

But did you exert any effort in doing so? Or was it effortless. If it required minimal effort, I think you shouldn't track it.

Last time I checked, I burned 28 calories for 22 minutes. I suppose not much effort was put into it.

cisssiesue

There is always plenty of effort when we split. Usually splitting takes apx 2 weeks in the fall, then stacking and hauling it in each day.

But did you exert any effort in doing so? Or was it effortless. If it required minimal effort, I think you shouldn't track it.
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