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Walking while pushing stroller AND wearing 9lb baby?

Falling2Grace
Falling2Grace Posts: 220 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What should i put in for this? I cant find an option for it all at once on the exercise log...but i dont know how many calories i burn either.....i push a stroller (with a 25lb toddler in it) AND i use the Moby Wrap and carry my 9lb baby in that while walking at a moderate pace (3mph)

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  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    What should i put in for this? I cant find an option for it all at once on the exercise log...but i dont know how many calories i burn either.....i push a stroller (with a 25lb toddler in it) AND i use the Moby Wrap and carry my 9lb baby in that while walking at a moderate pace (3mph)

    See if there's an entry for "Being a gangsta-*kitten* mommy"
  • Falling2Grace
    Falling2Grace Posts: 220 Member
    ;)
  • JPLYLER09
    JPLYLER09 Posts: 78 Member
    There is an item for pushing, or pulling stroller with child. Also, walking, carrying infant or 15lb load... I use them both :)
  • Falling2Grace
    Falling2Grace Posts: 220 Member
    There is an item for pushing, or pulling stroller with child. Also, walking, carrying infant or 15lb load... I use them both :)

    I was going to do that (if nothing else better comes along, i will) but the thing is that would double count the walking...and wouldn't you burn more calories doing both at once as opposed to doing each individually? ...i wasnt sure...otherwise thats probably what i'll end up doing.
  • Sytera
    Sytera Posts: 75
    Add the 9 lbs to your weight and figure how much you burn pushing the stroller at that weight. You may have to use an outside calculator to figure it but then just enter it as your own exercise.
  • Falling2Grace
    Falling2Grace Posts: 220 Member
    Add the 9 lbs to your weight and figure how much you burn pushing the stroller at that weight. You may have to use an outside calculator to figure it but then just enter it as your own exercise.

    Do you have a website resource for that?
    thats a good idea!
  • Sytera
    Sytera Posts: 75
    Add the 9 lbs to your weight and figure how much you burn pushing the stroller at that weight. You may have to use an outside calculator to figure it but then just enter it as your own exercise.

    Do you have a website resource for that?
    thats a good idea!

    Had to go find it. I just used it today to figure how much I burned wearing my 20 lb guy while walking the dog.
    http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

    ETA: The "Push Stroller With Child" figures it for a very slow pace. When I push my 4 year old, I add it to my amount burned walking the speed. Not sure if that is the best/right way though. I will look around for a better calc.
  • Falling2Grace
    Falling2Grace Posts: 220 Member
    Thank you :)
  • nermal6873
    nermal6873 Posts: 344 Member
    Add the 9 lbs to your weight and figure how much you burn pushing the stroller at that weight. You may have to use an outside calculator to figure it but then just enter it as your own exercise.
    I wish I would've thougt of this earlier! I do a lot of walk with one of my 28 pound kids strapped to me and I always input as walking carrying infant, but I always thought that was an underestimate. Thanks for this!
  • Hilary75
    Hilary75 Posts: 90 Member
    Have you thought about wearing a heart rate monitor? I run with my twins in a jogger and I know I'm blasting way more calories than MFP says I am running at my pace. I wear my HRM when I run with my kids and walking with them and then just enter the calories burned per my HRM.
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