"If it's less than 30 minutes, don't log it."

yo_andi

I think that's silly. HIIT workouts like the Tabata method is often as short as 4 minutes, yet you burn a lot of calories, and they're very effective for weight loss and endurance training. If this person's logic applies, then we shouldn't log bites we take that aren't part of a full meal, yes?

Edited: burn a lot of* calories.

This, i do a lot of it

Bahaha, I think we all do. It's only human.

mzjandiace

My Doc said movement is movement no matter how long you do it!

dancarlson22

Absolutely wrong... I'm sure most people agree that you should log ANY exercise you do. Example: I run around my lake everyday which is 2.4 miles and I do it in usually 17-20 minutes. I burn an average of 250 calories which in my eyes is worth logging. Hope this helps!

stephensmith0929

I personally think its crazy not to log your exercise, but like everyone says, you choose the way you want to use her page,however, you should respect the way that she uses hers as well! That is just THIS GUYS opinion!

Reedern

I log everything.... if I climb the stairs for 2 minutes... I log it!

carholl

If I followed that logic, I wouldn't be here!

trinitymel1982

I can sometimes only fit in 10/15min at a time but I can sometimes fit that in 4/5 times a day not loging that would be silly it sometimes adds up to 650 or even 800cal ! and some people can only manage 10 min at a time, due to there fitness lvl. because to someone who is fit its ONLY 10 min that dose not apply to everyone !

iceqieen

I have a personal rule of not logging walks and house chores shorter than 30 minutes, figure that should be part of my every day thing. That's not to say I have any right to say others shouldn't log it, and as others have pointed out it *does* count for calories *and* health benefits. I'm just too lazy to keep track of exactly how long it takes me to walk this or that way :P

yo_andi

Tabata style workouts are great!

Prime examples of some short intense workouts:

http://www.bodyrock.tv/
ZWOW workouts on Youtube

Tell that chick to try some of these workouts, and then see if she'll be singing a different song!

I say we make her complete these until she reaches 30 mins... or passes out. Whichever comes first.

love22step

I'm thinking some people here can't do 30 minutes of exercise at a stretch when they start out. Log what you can do and keep building up! I've long heard that, for heart health, cardio needs to be sustained for 20-30 minutes, but some people have to work up to that. Whoever said not to log less than 30 minutes was out of line.

suzie43

She has obviously never done a HIIT workout! She doesn't know her *kitten* from a hole in the ground.

Pifflesmom

THIS

Who made them boss of your tracker?

Julzanne72

I walk on my breaks and my lunch, 15-min. for breaks and 30 for my lunch...like a brisk walk, and I log each of them seperately, I wear my HRM....and just because it isn't 30 minutes at 1 time doesn't mean it doesn't count:)

spinqueen72

If you are moving (in ANY WAY)...log it!

I get flack for logging cleaning.......however....these people have NO CLUE how hard I clean, AND it's not something I do every day! I am not your wham, bam, thank you ma'am kind of cleaner. I am moving heavy furniture around, my vacuum weighs a LOT (it's a Rainbow..with the water reservoir)...and my house is 1900 square feet with pretty much ALL wood floors! Then I have to mop those massive floors, and that takes at least 45 minutes to do! I also am on my hands and knees, scrubbing bathroom floors....and I have to climb inside my corner jet tub to clean it...which is a MAJOR workout for my arms!!!
I don't care what anyone says...if it got me up & moving...I'm logging it!!!

caroleslaststand

Opinions are like butt-holes though and everybody has one. Even me. LOL. :laugh:

EVerytime I hear that joke, I crack up for a much different reason. My former boyfriend (and still a good buddy) has no *kitten*. He has a very bad case of Crohn's Disease and lost the *kitten* along with his colon and most of his intestines. (he also has a very wicked sense of humor about the disease and the hell his body has been through).

kealambert

maybe she used to work for dominoes 'thirty minutes or it's free!'

msliu7911

If I did it- I log it! Don't care if it was only 5 minutes!

Amen! Every little bit counts!!!

RepsnSets

I dont log anything less than 10 minutes. Anything over that you bet your bottom dollar, Im logging it!

richiedbond

I don't log anything less than 6 hours of cardio.

HAHAHA says the person with the IronMan handle. That is awesome

What's really going to suck is when I break the 6 hour mark for a Half Ironman... then I won't be able to log them anymore, just the fulls.

Well that is going to suck. I am not sure what to tell you other then keep plugging away, you will get a good burn that you can log yet.

I just did my second half and have been eyeballing a 70.3 any suggestions on training for one?

obsidianwings

I think that's silly. HIIT workouts like the Tabata method is often as short as 4 minutes, yet you burn a lot of calories, and they're very effective for weight loss and endurance training. If this person's logic applies, then we shouldn't log bites we take that aren't part of a full meal, yes?

Edited: burn a lot of* calories.

I log 30 minutes or less of exercise but not bites of food lol

As much as I advocate doing whatever works for you, you could be really screwing yourself over by counting every last calorie that goes out, but not every leas one that comes in, it adds up very quickly.

RebeccaNull

I do log the cleaning that I do. My husband and I pick up after ourselves as our day goes along. I don't log that cleaning but when I do my dishes and run my vacuum and wash windows and such I do log it because it is not part of my normal daily routine. I don't have to do dishes much because my husband works at a diner and he cooks our food there, it's just so much easier than trying to eat when he gets home. Our breakfast dishes are cleaned every morning but I don't log that either.

I also do my friends dishes and such when my husband and I eat at their house. That is something I do once a week and I burn calories when I do it because I start to sweat.

My job is very active so I have set my rate at a slightly lower than what it is. I log everything I do other than like moving around my house and such because I want to make sure that I am eating enough to sustain my body. I know what my BMR and AMR is and I adapt to it and how much I am active through the day.

When you log everything you eat and factor in what rate you set whether active or sedentary or somewhere in the middle, you know what to log for exercise and what not to log.

LorinaLynn

I just logged a 1.2 mile hike with my dog. 25 minutes and about 95 calories. This thread made me log it!

kaeelle

It definitely counts! I've read published articles on this topic. Ten minutes here, 15 minutes there...it all adds up!

My sentiments exactly... It's easier to start out in 15 minutes bursts to get back in the swing of exercising than 30+ minute chunks!! Not all of us have that kinda time.

runnercheryl

If I didn't log things under 30 minutes, I'd barely ever log!

When I walk to/from work I do about 50 minutes each way, but my walking and cycling rarely take longer than 20 minutes, tops. On Saturday mornings, I run for 4 minutes.

LosingLizard

I walk my dogs 10 - 15 minutes, twice a day. I have personally chosen not to log this for a few reasons - 1) I've been doing that all along, so it's not really an extra effort towards my weight loss goals 2) they are little dogs and they stop to sniff every 5 feet, making it a rather unproductive walk in terms of calorie burn or even resistance training (you big dog owners know what I mean there LOL) and 3) Since logging isn't always exact unless I whip out a food scale (and I sure can't be bothered to) I figure those calories I ignored burning will counter any I may have mis-logged.

Now, that being said, I don't think it's wrong at all to log the small things. At all. I just have chosen not to. This is a personal journey. You're putting in the effort, you're calling the shots. Us mere strangers in cyber-land can offer advice and support, but not boss you around. In terms of your own journey, you're the only one whose opinion matters.

austepants

30 minutes is all I can fit in on a workday which is 5 days a week. I log every minute of that and eat back the majority of my exercise cals and I am perfectly fine with that. Wonder where she heard this nonsense? Keep up the great work

almaster666

I wouldn't log 10 minutes of walking. But 10 minutes of moderate or high intensity cardio should be logged.

Shock_Wave

A work out is a work out even if it is a quicky because some thing is always better than nothing and if some one doesnt like you logging it then...:bigsmile::bigsmile: :bigsmile:

melbellkid

You better believe I am about to log my 20 minutes of Insanity that I just did...didn't have time for the whole 40...but Im a hot mess all the same-lol

flutestmelody

WOW, my answer would be YES log it. When I first started my weight loss journey I was so heavy that it made my asthma very severe. In the beginning I was only physically able to get a few minutes in at a time, heck walking to the mail box made me breathe heavy. Now, after losing almost 70 lbs I can work out longer and harder and my asthma is not nearly the problem it use to be. Everyone needs to work/eat at their level. What works for one won't necessary work for all. In the beginning I was very happy to get through 10 minutes with out an asthma attack. Now if I don't get at least an hour each day I don't feel like I have really gotten a work out.