What do you or don't you count as exercise?

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  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    Anything I change my clothes and lace up my trainers for!
  • Tara1B
    Tara1B Posts: 78
    Anything I change my clothes and lace up my trainers for!

    Definitely this. Maybe if I decide to go out for a brisk walk with the purpose of burning a few extra cals I will log that, but generally I don't log wakling or anything that fits into my daily life.
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
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  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    Cleaning.. its not exercise
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    Sex, cleaning, walking, general life stuff.
  • bsharrah
    bsharrah Posts: 129 Member
    Your nutritionist is spot on. Don't log everyday functions, but don't read into that statement. Log those activities you do for the sole purpose of getting a workout, and DON'T eat back calories if you are trying to lose (absolutely the worst advice I see thrown around on this site). I suggest creating a workout routine and log only that so the line between what is and what isn't is not as blurred. The problem is people don't make the time to exercise so they want to throw that label onto daily activity, or even weekly activity, to make them feel better. Yeah you broke a sweat - so what? If you are not doing it routinely, and for an extended period of time, it isn't doing anything for you, long term, than creating more excuses for yourself which prevent you from getting into a real exercise routine. Remember fitness is about long term success and getting into routines that become habit.

    In the end, just listen to your nutritionist and you will do fine. Avoid listening to much of the advice given here (even mine if it conflicts with your nutritionist). There are some very knowledgeable people on this site but from what I have seen they make up less than 10% of the posts, and their advice is typically ignored. Bad advice repeated by 90% of the members here, is still bad advice.

    Keep in mind there is a reason she is a nutritionist, and there is a reason members here are using MFP. IMO, the person to listen to is obvious.
  • FeebRyan
    FeebRyan Posts: 738 Member
    Your nutritionist is spot on. Don't log everyday functions, but don't read into that statement. Log those activities you do for the sole purpose of getting a workout, and DON'T eat back calories if you are trying to lose (absolutely the worst advice I see thrown around on this site). I suggest creating a workout routine and log only that so the line between what is and what isn't is not as blurred. The problem is people don't make the time to exercise so they want to throw that label onto daily activity, or even weekly activity, to make them feel better. Yeah you broke a sweat - so what? If you are not doing it routinely, and for an extended period of time, it isn't doing anything for you, long term, than creating more excuses for yourself which prevent you from getting into a real exercise routine. Remember fitness is about long term success and getting into routines that become habit.

    In the end, just listen to your nutritionist and you will do fine. Avoid listening to much of the advice given here (even mine if it conflicts with your nutritionist). There are some very knowledgeable people on this site but from what I have seen they make up less than 10% of the posts, and their advice is typically ignored. Bad advice repeated by 90% of the members here, is still bad advice.

    Keep in mind there is a reason she is a nutritionist, and there is a reason members here are using MFP. IMO, the person to listen to is obvious.

    This sounds very sensible to me!

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