You logged what as exercise?
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I wonder if they wear a HRM while masturbating?
Only if it's around the throat, to you know... 'enhance' the process?0 -
I see some strange things being logged as exercise. What are your opinions on these things and what have you seen that you wouldn't conciser exercise.
Example: Reading, Cooking, Cleaning, working at McDonald's, Sex, Masturbating, Sleeping, School work, Studying.
First its CONSIDER.
Second. I do not care what others log as exercise. I personally do not log everyday things but thats my choice, if my friend wants to count food prep, or sex, or w/e thats their choice, if works for them it works for them.
Third. Why do you care what others put for exercise? Seriously, why do you care? Does it matter? Does it impact your life in some great way? No probably not.0 -
i think it's completely silly and usually delete people who log stuff like that because I don't take them seriously. doesn't everyone do that stuff everyday? I've been cleaning, etc. most of my life and still gained weight and never considered it exercise before so why would I call it exercise now?0
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Working at McDonald's would actually burn some serious calories. Fast paced job, on your feet, constantly running from one end of the place to the other, possibly lifting heavy boxes, etc.
Then your daily activity level should be set higher. Work is not exercise. It is physical activity.0 -
I work at Mcdonalds and I never realized I could log it as exercise! I'm not even sure how I could find out how many calories I burned!!!!0
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I wonder if they wear a HRM while masturbating?
No, but I do use a pedometer on my wrist.0 -
If it makes me sweat then I probably should log it is what I think. I consider my walking to and from work (considering my usual pace is nearly a run) to be exercise and when I really clean the house I work those floors, walls and tub till they sparkle so it's a considerable energy effort.
Since I am not getting any it probably doesn't matter but I would definitely not consider it a workout unless is a vigorous and for more than an hour.
Otherwise I log exercise normally. *shrug*I work at Mcdonalds and I never realized I could log it as exercise! I'm not even sure how I could find out how many calories I burned!!!!
Pedometer or Multisensor Tracker, they track differently, if your not doing a lot of strength in your job (I consider strength bringing the heavy things from the cage, changing the pop tabs or doing brower) then you'd probably just want to use a pedometer to measure how much you move.0 -
I think it depends on what philosophy people follow in terms of logging.
Those that like to eat back their exercise calories - sort of like a reward - frequently put their settings to sedentary and then log every activity as exercise - so they get to eat more.
Those that like to eat roughly the same calories every day, pick a higher activity modifier, and then only log vigorous exercise.
I do the latter (I actually pick sedentary, but then customize my calorie goals based upon my average weekly burns and then do not log exercise calories). Both methods can work just fine - it just depends on what works best for you.0 -
I log riding my motorcycle because I think it counts. I took the calories burned by riding a motorcycle and subtracted out the calories burned by driving a car, leaving behind only the additional calories my Harley burns.0
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Eh, what people log, they log. It doesn't make any difference to anyone else.
I personally only log cleaning when I do something out of my normal routine (I'm a stay at home mom, and I spend a lot of time on my feet, surprisingly enough! LOTS of cleaning!). Yesterday or Monday, I vacuumed the stairs. My vacuum weighs 25lbs. It's an exercise that takes forever, and I have to hold the vacuum the entire time to vacuum the stairs (I could just use the hose and do it that way, but it cleans better this way). And sometimes I'll log dusting if I'm really moving furniture around to clean.
Again, thats out of my normal routine, and heavy work. It's extra energy that I'm putting out, and I need to track it so I can make sure I'm not undereating.0 -
I have worn my HRM during sex. Even the sweaty acrobatic kind only burns about 120 cal for 30 min. About the same as shopping.
Scrubbing the tub gets a bigger cardiac response.0 -
sex is great exercise... you just need to put some effort in!!! If it burns more calories then... yes please!!
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I work at Mcdonalds and I never realized I could log it as exercise! I'm not even sure how I could find out how many calories I burned!!!!
You'd probably better off making sure your activity modifier was set correctly vs. trying to log it as exercise. Try active.0 -
I log picking my nose
Do you log eating it?
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What difference does it make to you? This site is set up to be personalized, and if someone wants to log "staring at the wall" as exercise, that's their business. If you don't like it, simply hit the delete button...it's really easy. Then you can log "4 minutes of deleting friends because I don't like their exercises" under your Cardio for the day
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I'm set as sedentary, and I would never log my typical mundane tasks such as cleaning, doing laundry, grocery shopping etc. The only things I log are if I'm walking for a very extended period of time (theme parks, walking around 6 hours) or actually working out.
I don't care what other people do, but I don't log any of that stuff and I definitely wouldn't eat back the calories based off of an MFP estimate for preparing food or something.
People I know who do log that stuff typically do it do either motivate themselves to actually do the chores, or some I know say that they have done it to make themselves feel better after they over ate because it gets their diary 'out of the red'.0 -
Your activity level should be your average activity including all these little things that you do. Maybe you don't clean daily, but you also probably don't walk around your office daily, or you don't go shopping daily, but you do something else on the other days. You should log EXERCISE, as in going to the gym or going for a run or going for a walk that is outside of your normal activity level. If you have a wide variety and are worried about accurately recording your variable activity on a daily basis in a more accurate manner maybe a pedometer would be a good investment. Surely somewhere they have a guide of what constitutes each activity level and you could adjust based on the number of steps you take in a day.
Personally, my activity level is set to sedentary (worst case scenario that I'm sick and stay in bed all day) and my fitbit automatically gives me exercise calories in the form of a "fitbit adjustment" throughout the day as I am more active. I then override my fitbit step data for exercise recorded on a heart rate monitor (running, elliptical, other cardio, etc) and don't log weight training (in MFP or fitbit at least) even tho I guess that contributes to overall calorie burning ability.
If you get to the point of logging every little thing you do, you're probably only cheating yourself. If in doubt, don't log it...0 -
I see some strange things being logged as exercise. What are your opinions on these things and what have you seen that you wouldn't conciser exercise.
Example: Reading, Cooking, Cleaning, working at McDonald's, Sex, Masturbating, Sleeping, School work, Studying.
I always wonder why people log things like this. I mean if you really want to know what your burning all day figure out your TDEE right? Then set up your goal with a deficit off that number? Doesn't MFP already do that when you sign up and you enter in your activity level?
MFP has no clue how often I have sex! :devil:0 -
What difference does it make to you? This site is set up to be personalized, and if someone wants to log "staring at the wall" as exercise, that's their business. If you don't like it, simply hit the delete button...it's really easy. Then you can log "4 minutes of deleting friends because I don't like their exercises" under your Cardio for the day
That, always that.
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I wonder if they wear a HRM while masturbating?
No, but I do use a pedometer on my wrist.
^THAT made me literally LOL!0 -
I log cleaning as burning calories but that's because I clean an entire apartment building (two stories, 4 hallways) and that's a lot of running around, vacuuming, window washing, sweeping and general everywhere. It actually does burn a lot when you stop and think about it.
Working fast food is seriously fast paced too, and never feel bad about sex. XD Some people can go for hours!0 -
I do not count cleaning or "cooking, food preparation" as exercise. I'm afraid that people see it in the list and think, "Oh I've done my exercise for the day! sweet!" Those activities don't make you sweat profusely (unless it's summer and you don't have A/C) or sore the next day (unless you're doing curls with your vacuum). Working out, sweating like a beast, and not being able to catch my breath is exercise to me 0
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Working at McDonald's would actually burn some serious calories. Fast paced job, on your feet, constantly running from one end of the place to the other, possibly lifting heavy boxes, etc.
Then your daily activity level should be set higher. Work is not exercise. It is physical activity.
But....um...
ex·er·cise
/ˈeksərˌsīz/
Noun
Activity requiring physical effort, carried out esp. to sustain or improve health and fitness.
So um, yeah. Physical activity *is* exercise. :laugh:0 -
I have worn my HRM during sex. Even the sweaty acrobatic kind only burns about 120 cal for 30 min. About the same as shopping.
Scrubbing the tub gets a bigger cardiac response.
Which is why some people log it.0 -
I don't really care what others log as exercise because they have to deal with the outcome.
For myself:
1) I often log yard work because it's not an everyday, or even every week (esp. in winter), task. I have just shy of a half-acre with PLENTY of trees. To give you an idea of how many, for several weeks this fall my driveway had a 6" level layer of leaves! Driving in and out left trails as if it was snow! I log as 3 different intensities (low, medium, and high) at the rate of 2, 3, or 5 cals/min. I think those are safe/conservative numbers since 2.0mph walking for me is 4-5 cals/min and I can burn a sustained 15 cals/min on a treadmill.
2) On rare occassions I will log shopping, mainly Black Friday or 'neglected to do major groceries for 3-4 weeks' type shopping. If you've ever seen me shop, you'd agree that I should log it. I've had people stop me in the grocery store and say I should teach a class. Seriously! It's like a military operation, except with 2 shopping carts. I've even had cashiers wave me TOWARDS their register because they know I'm organized and make their job much easier.
3) I'll log pool cleaning cuz THAT'S serious cardio and an upper body workout.
4) Once or twice I've logged vacuuming, but only when it's a "hit all the ceiling fans and fixtures, lift/move furniture"-type of session.0 -
exactly dont take it personal, you did ask a question... its like when you type "fine" that word can be taken many different ways. My question is hoola hooping ????? does anyone know how to log that???0
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Consider investing in a Heart Rate Monitor for more accurate calorie counts if you're concerned. It's really the best way to go, MFP counts are very inaccurate for me.exactly dont take it personal, you did ask a question... its like when you type "fine" that word can be taken many different ways. My question is hoola hooping ????? does anyone know how to log that???0 -
I don't log anything that was a part of my daily routine while I was gaining weight. Cleaning, cooking an average meal, walking across the parking lot, shopping, and having sex were all very much a part of my life while I was putting on weight. I don't expect to earn any bonus calories for doing those things.
That said, I don't care what other people choose to log. If they are still meeting their goals, it must be working for them.0 -
I put my settings on sedentary because I have a desk job. I log everything that keeps my whole body moving for at least 15 minutes. For example, I would log vacuuming, I wouldn't log washing dishes. Some of that other stuff you listed - like reading, WTF?0
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I can relate to this lol.. Maybe I need to start logging it because My husband is only home 2 weeks a month and even them were lucky for that to happen 2 or 3 times while he is home.. And even this its definately a workout!!I log sex for sure! It is definitely a workout and not a daily activity...usually
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