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Tracking exercise

dippystick
dippystick Posts: 168 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Do you count heavy lifting and housework, like moving things up and down stairs? Or does it only count as excercise if you do the work in a gym or go for a walk outside?

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  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    You'll probably get a lot of different answers to this.

    For me, I have my activity level set as "active", so I don't count my normal everyday cleaning and such. HOWEVER, if I steam clean, move furniture or scrub floors on my hands and knees? I count it. I don't do it all the time and it gets my heart pumping when I do.

    I personally think you can get a good workout doing stuff around the house - as long as you don't do it everyday. If you do, your body is used to doing it and you should raise your activity level instead.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Only if I have to deadlift the fridge to clean under it ;D
  • dany_m
    dany_m Posts: 74 Member
    To be on the safe side I set my activity level as 'sedentary' and therefore I count stuff like housework and gardening. But I've noticed that MFP over-estimates the calories burned by at least 10-20% so I always adjust the calories. Plus I don't eat back all of my exercise calories (most of the time!).
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