Would you log CLEANING with a HRM??

Mom2Asa
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I bought a HRM to monitor my Zumba for the Wii when it arrives today and I get to try it out so my burn is spot on since my weight isn't when I use the Wii to weigh.
Today I decided to use my HRM while I cleaned my kitchen as a test and I was SOOOO not impressed with the burn. While I was out of breath and sweating I think it is because I am still overweight not because I had a good burn!!
30min cleaning and 37 calories burnned----nowhere near the burns I see when cleaning is logged. So if I were to clean for 2 hours I might burn 150 calories if I were lucky???? I think I will go run for 2 hours and burn 1200!!!!
What do you think??
Today I decided to use my HRM while I cleaned my kitchen as a test and I was SOOOO not impressed with the burn. While I was out of breath and sweating I think it is because I am still overweight not because I had a good burn!!
30min cleaning and 37 calories burnned----nowhere near the burns I see when cleaning is logged. So if I were to clean for 2 hours I might burn 150 calories if I were lucky???? I think I will go run for 2 hours and burn 1200!!!!
What do you think??
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So burning 1200 cals does that mean u will eat double that today...0
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So burning 1200 cals does that mean u will eat double that today...
yep, if I am hungry I will eat what I need to back from that burn0 -
If cleaning is done by someone normally, it probably shouldn't be included as exercise.0
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If its something you do normally, don't log it. Personally, anything under 30 minutes that doesn't really break a sweat (walking to and from work, cleaning, laundry etc) I don't log. I'm sure I make some errors in the calories counting on the food side anyway.
But yes 40 cal burn while sweating sounds small, sure you calibrated the HRM right?0 -
I, myself, am not wanting to log it---I am trying to pose a question and prove a point that it is not enough to take place of a "workout" which some on MFP do and I think they are cheating themselves and why they don't loose weight.
It was just a test of what you would burn in 30 min of cleaning vs 30 min of running.0
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