light/mod house cleaning

TabethaH5
TabethaH5 Posts: 36
in Fitness and Exercise
Do/would you count it as exercise?

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  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    I don't no, to me that's included in my activity level as 'lightly active'.

    If you're set as 'sedentary' then you possibly could.
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    I consider it normally daily activity so I don't count it.
  • TabethaH5
    TabethaH5 Posts: 36
    I am light active. But I dont "clean" everyday. But today I wore my HRM and I got my hr up to 145-150. I was sweating up a storm. so I counted it today. But I was wondering if I should do something else as my exercise?
  • SheRa1964
    SheRa1964 Posts: 155
    Yes I do. I am a housecleaner (I own my own business) part time and believe me I burn major calories when I clean. If it makes you sweat I'd definitely count it!
  • SheRa1964
    SheRa1964 Posts: 155
    If you aren't too sore and tired (when I clean a house it's usually a 3 hour deal) then sure do something else too!
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    Yes I do. I am a housecleaner (I own my own business) part time and believe me I burn major calories when I clean. If it makes you sweat I'd definitely count it!

    I'd include that as your activity level though same with other people in active jobs such as construction, nursing, etc.
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    If you sweat while cleaning for the same amount of time you would sweat in a workout then I'd count it.

    I wouldn't normally count my cleaning but I do when I put a lot of physical labor into it and work up a good sweat (i.e. I counted some last week when I spent over an hour vacuuming and mopping half of my house and had to catch my breath at the end).
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    Yes I do. I am a housecleaner (I own my own business) part time and believe me I burn major calories when I clean. If it makes you sweat I'd definitely count it!

    I'd include that as your activity level though same with other people in active jobs such as construction, nursing, etc.

    I agree with this... my setting is sedentary because I work at a desk all day but if I cleaned for a living then I'd just count myself as more active than that.

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