Logging Housework as Exercise??
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Rubyinthesand2012
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Im pretty new to this (first week) and i have noticed that some people log housework as Exercise....
Im a stay-at-home-mum and spend a majority of my day doing some sort of housework i put my settings as doing the lowest level of activity some days im flat out doing housework and running round after the children & my partner other days i sit on the computer or watching tv..... so should i be logging the hoovering...bathroom and kitchen floor scrubbing as "exercise" or not.
I dont personally see it as exercise although i know it burns calories.... am a little confused
Im a stay-at-home-mum and spend a majority of my day doing some sort of housework i put my settings as doing the lowest level of activity some days im flat out doing housework and running round after the children & my partner other days i sit on the computer or watching tv..... so should i be logging the hoovering...bathroom and kitchen floor scrubbing as "exercise" or not.
I dont personally see it as exercise although i know it burns calories.... am a little confused
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I am intrigued by this too.....Would love to hear the input from others.0
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Basically, if it's something you're already doing in your daily life, it's not exercise. But say, you spend a morning painting your living room. THAT would be considered a workout.0
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Change your settings from sedentary to lightly active, then only log activity outside your normal daily routine.0
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Im pretty new to this (first week) and i have noticed that some people log housework as Exercise....
Im a stay-at-home-mum and spend a majority of my day doing some sort of housework i put my settings as doing the lowest level of activity some days im flat out doing housework and running round after the children & my partner other days i sit on the computer or watching tv..... so should i be logging the hoovering...bathroom and kitchen floor scrubbing as "exercise" or not.
I dont personally see it as exercise although i know it burns calories.... am a little confused
People log this in as a handy excuse not to have to do real cardio.
It's more an activity than a workout. Don't do it!0 -
*sigh* who cares what OTHERS are doing....0
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I dont log incidental exercise.:noway: Only planned exercise.:happy: I think it can become an excuse not to do a proper workout. I've seen all kinds of incidental exercise logged, like "shopping"!!!! What!!!!!:explode: How is this helping people change their lives??? Dont fall into this trap. If it's real change you want, dont look for the easy way out:flowerforyou:0
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I never log that kind of thing.0
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Change your settings from sedentary to lightly active, then only log activity outside your normal daily routine.
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Change your settings from sedentary to lightly active, then only log activity outside your normal daily routine.
this.0 -
ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH don't do it...
the way i see it....
it is ONLY exersice if you physical go out of your way to do the exersice itself! not dusting and hoovering...comeon cop out :bigsmile:
let anything eles be a bonus right! :ohwell:0 -
ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH don't do it...
the way i see it....
it is ONLY exersice if you physical go out of your way to do the exersice itself! not dusting and hoovering...comeon cop out :bigsmile:
let anything eles be a bonus right! :ohwell:0 -
I dont log incidental exercise.:noway: Only planned exercise.:happy: I think it can become an excuse not to do a proper workout. I've seen all kinds of incidental exercise logged, like "shopping"!!!! What!!!!!:explode: How is this helping people change their lives??? Dont fall into this trap. If it's real change you want, dont look for the easy way out:flowerforyou:
Yes. This exactly.0 -
I personally don't see that as exercise if it is a normal part of your living activites. I consider exercise anything above and beyond.
This may be harsh, but personally I've deleted many "friends" due to their logging activities such as housework and then *****ing because they are not losing weight. If you are serious about it then move your *kitten* and eat less!!!0 -
If I'm really running around the house, I WILL log it, but I never see it as an "instead of cardio"...I always do something on top of that. I don't do it that often, i never log really light cleaning where I'm picking up little things or doing dishes or whatever. That stuff I do every day, I don't log it.0
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*sigh* who cares what OTHERS are doing....
Seconded.
OP, why not worry about what /you're/ logging as exercise?
Some of us log cleaning house or cooking as exercise as that's all we physically can do right now. I just got major surgery, and still have twenty-three more days to go before I can lift anything heavier than a frying pan or gallon of milk. I don't always listen to my doctor or my body, but you beat your *kitten*, I pay for it, every single time.0 -
I don't log the normal day to day stuff, but every fortnight I really blitz the house so I do log that on top of my normal workout! It's a Saturday so I need all the extra calories I can get!!!0
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*sigh* who cares what OTHERS are doing....
i was meerly asking a question as i wondered if i should log as had seen others logging it when it came up on my feed.... it doesnt bother me what other people do or why.
i WANT to lose weight but i know that if im not eating enough i wont...so if i think ive eaten the 1200 cals that im meant to have for that day but have actually burnt of 2100 my body could go in starvation mode couldnt it.... just going by what ive read on here!
I thought this forum was about helping each other!0 -
I absolutely log housework as exercise, but only when I do something truly active (Vacuuming and kitchen floors etc...) with two toddlers under 3 and a dog and cat, this is nearly every other day, haha. I also work out/run almost daily but cleaning my house definitely burns calories and I feel comfortable logging it! I believe I use- 'Cleaning- Light, Moderate Effort- Good luck!0
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If you were to do this then you would have to change your basal metabolic rate...Because when it figures out your daily calorie intake it is assuming that you're not just laying in bed all day. So like others said just change your activity level. Sedentary means that you don't move around at all, maybe to use the bathroom and to get food, but if you're doing day to day activities then I would say you are lightly active.0
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I log it because I don't do it everyday. I don't log going to the office, dragging cases of paper to the copier, and jumping up to get more paper, lol, because I do it everyday of the week.
I say log it if it's unusual. Plus, I've noticed that if I try and shampoo the carpet (it's a heavy machine) on the same day I've done the elliptical, it effectively finishes kicking my *kitten*. Then again, I am really fat right now.If I do one, I can't really do another. That's a big part of why I log it.
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