SHOULD I ADD MY HOUSEHOLD CHORES TO MY EXCERCISE?
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BackTatJIM
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Should I be adding things like mow the lawn or clean my yard to my exercise? I mean if I am off work for the day I need to make up for it by staying active so it seems pointless to add it to me..... any thoughts??
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If it is something that is keeping you active, why not?0
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I always record mine, when I remember to do it.0
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I add my housecleaning. I think I get my best workout from cleaning house.0
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I clean my house every Thursday, and I add my calories burned in from that.0
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I usually do. I think that if I am are burning calories doing it, especially if its 100+, then it counts0
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well when you start mfp and you put what kind of job you have into your settings it modifies your calorie goal for every day, but my days off I will not get the normal activity of work so I would assume I need be active on my days off or eat less calories on my day off .... maybe I am putting to much thought into this0
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What is your activity level set to?0
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No.0
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What is your job? I end up walking a couple miles every day, so I don't count housework in - but I do count mowing as it's a much more strenuous activity than I would ever do during a normal day (above my light activity level).0
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my activity on this is at active .. i work in a deli 5 days a week all 9 hr shifts 8 on my feet always moving0
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my activity on this is at active
Then no.0 -
OF COURSE!
I log walking my son to school back and forth several times a day, even though it's leisure.
And not only that 20 mins of vacuuming, esp the stairs, is a burner...don;t use that excuse to eat a cupcake though0 -
If I have to miss a workout to do those things (due to time restrictions), I wear my heart rate monitor and log it. Otherwise, I don't. It also depends on whether you're eating back your exercise calories or not. My calorie goal is the same everyday, exercise or not, so if I log it, it's just for personal satisfaction.
Just do what feels right for you!0 -
Only if your calories are based on a sedentary lifestyle. If they are based on active...don't count them again.0
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I don't think so.0
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It's the million dollar question....
My answer:
--If I was doing it before, and not losing weight, I generally don't add it. This is cooking, cleaning, mowing the lawn, etc...
--UNLESS I am unable to do a "workout" because I spent the day doing household chores. Example: If I work a 9 hour day then come home and then cook & clean (1-2 hrs), mow my lawn (2 hrs), and tend to my garden (1 hr), there is NO WAY I have time for a "normal workout" as well. So I'll take that 4-5 hours of activity and log it as an hour of lawn mowing.
This is what works for me. I generally "eat back" about half of my exercise calories.
On the flip side I have MFP pals who seem to add every single moment of anything that is not sitting at a desk or couch, and then proceed to eat every single calorie back. But honestly, we're all losing! It just seems to me like a lot of work to log "30 minutes cooking" followed by "60 minutes cleaning, light", etc....0 -
Since you're set to "active" it would be double-dipping to add any activity that equals your normal activity level. I would only add "intentional" exercise, above and beyond your normal daily activity.0
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Thanks everyone I was already leaning towards not adding them. I guess since mfp has me listed as active everyday, I shouldn't have to add things I do around the house when I am off of work, without doing them I would be inactive all day.0
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No- that is a normal activity and not part of a work out. I never add calories burned from daily activities only calories burned from exercise.0
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