Calories burned kneading bread?

tremend
tremend Posts: 2
in Fitness and Exercise
I am a keen home baker (specialising in sourdough and wholemeal bread).

I am wondering how many calories would be burned in a 10-12 minute vigorous kneading session?

One Message Board suggested 70 cals.

Mike

P.S. I know, I know, bread is bad, but I love it (in increasingly small prtions).
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  • Jexebel
    Jexebel Posts: 67
    That's silly. Wouldnt you be kneading bread whether or not you were trying to lose weight because you love making bread. No need to log. If it's anything substantial, consider it a bonus.
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    If you feel you are getting some exercise while kneading, then log it. It if keeps you motivated, do it! Kneading bread for a straight 10-12 minutes is not easy - it is an arm workout in itself. MMMmmmm sour dough..... lol
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    That's silly. Wouldnt you be kneading bread whether or not you were trying to lose weight because you love making bread. No need to log. If it's anything substantial, consider it a bonus.

    This
  • rgrange
    rgrange Posts: 236 Member
    lolwhat
  • AsellusReborn
    AsellusReborn Posts: 1,112 Member
    I bake bread for my family often but really wouldn't ever think to log it - daily life is daily life. Logging is for additional exercise. Yeah, my arms get tired during it but I'd be doing it on a 3000cal diet or a 1500cal diet. -shrugs-
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    I agree - don't log it. Don't get into the bad habit of trying to "buy" yourself more food. Learn to eat the calories given. Unless you are doing some planned, sustained exercise, I would not count it.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Put in "shake weight". It's approximately that
  • nursenessa1
    nursenessa1 Posts: 182 Member
    10 calories a minute is a good rule. Good for you! If it motivates you do it!
  • Shange_Gully
    Shange_Gully Posts: 106
    is this real life
  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,293 Member
    i burn about 100 running for that amount of time, so50- 70 may figure in the ballpark.
    i am an avid baker myself, and i never even considered to count kneading the dough. I agree it's hard work, i just can't wrap my mind around quantifying it. Besides, i just figure it counts under my active lifestyle, if it is an extra calorie deficit, then that's bonus :happy: (unlikely to happen, because i tend to actually eat the bread i bake, with the jam i make too - yum yum, let's go running so i can afford another piece :tongue:)
  • jfrankic
    jfrankic Posts: 747 Member
    Kneading bread is tough for sure, but I would classify it more as a strength exercise. I really have to get my heart rate up for several minutes to get the calories burning and I'm not sure that kneading would do that, for me anyway. I would consider it a bonus burn unless you are trying to be exact, then a hrm would be necessary.
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    things part of your daily routine shouldn't be counted in your calorie count
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    is this real life

    is this just fantasy
  • angryguy77
    angryguy77 Posts: 836 Member
    Anyone know how many calories are burned while flossing?
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member

    P.S. I know, I know, bread is bad, but I love it (in increasingly small prtions).

    No, it isn't.
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    That's silly. Wouldnt you be kneading bread whether or not you were trying to lose weight because you love making bread. No need to log. If it's anything substantial, consider it a bonus.

    Absolutely fair to say don't log it - it's all about what each individual chooses to do BUT let's remember,#1 it doesn't mean they are necessarily going to eat those points back, #2 so then perhaps those of you doing arm workouts for 10 mins with light weights should forgo logging it. Just a thought.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    is this real life

    is this just fantasy

    Caught in the landslide no escape from reality
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    lolwhat

    Right? hee hee
  • MegdKel
    MegdKel Posts: 96 Member
    is this real life

    is this just fantasy

    Caught in the landslide no escape from reality

    Open your eyes
  • ThisisMiss
    ThisisMiss Posts: 187 Member
    That's silly. Wouldnt you be kneading bread whether or not you were trying to lose weight because you love making bread. No need to log. If it's anything substantial, consider it a bonus.

    Um... I don't recall him saying he was going to log it. He might just be curious as to how many calories it burns. Simple as. Why respond if you are going to just assume something and not even try to answer the question. Sometimes I wonder how many calories I burn when I am doing a lot of random activities - doesn't mean I want to log it. This isn't directed just to you, but for the other people who responded similarly. You were just the first. Meh, I hate when people do that.

    Anyway. I don't imagine that it would burn that many calories. As one other poster said, it is a great strength exercise regardless. 70 calories might be right, but it sounds a bit generous to me. I tend to not be so vigorous with my bread kneading thought. If you have an HRM, hey, why not put it on while you are in there and see what it says?
  • doornumber03
    doornumber03 Posts: 221 Member
    is this real life

    is this just fantasy

    Caught in the landslide no escape from reality

    open your eyes look up to the sky and see
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    depends on the technique you are using. If it is Reinhart's stretch and fold then hardly!!!

    But I'd love some tips - I've just finally got a sourdough mother going. How do I get the loaf to retain shape and not just collapse?
  • chelekaz
    chelekaz Posts: 847 Member
    If it is part of a normal routine that you do... baking.... then you shouldn't log it. You obviously burn cals when you walk from room to room or upstairs for something would you?
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I specifically buy myself more food with exercise, it's my major motivation for exercise and I consider it a positive habit.


    Cardio calories are generally calculated by measuring heart rate increase. The easiest way, of course, is to use a heart rate monitor which will do the calculations for you. However, you can get a number pretty easily.

    1. Knead some dough for 15 minutes.
    2. Measure your heart rate.
    3. Go to an online calories-burned calculator and enter the data. I've pasted the link to one I use below. Since your heart rate increase builds (so you haven't been going at that heart rate for the whole 15 minutes), I'd suggest using 10 minutes and not 15 to calculate your calorie burn.

    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

    Based on a heart rate raise of 10 minutes to 120BPM, I get about 115 calories for my 210-pound 43-year-old 6-foot-three-inch tall male self. But the BPM is a complete guess and size and age count for a lot in those calculations.

    Or you can just go with 70 calories or so and call it good. Or use "shake weight" as secretlobster suggested.
  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,293 Member
    is this real life

    is this just fantasy

    Caught in the landslide no escape from reality

    open your eyes look up to the sky and see

    thanks, now you got that song stuck in my head.....
  • FireBrand80
    FireBrand80 Posts: 378 Member
    10 calories a minute is a good rule.

    wat?
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    Hmm, 10 minutes isn't much at all. Does it get your heart rate up into the cardio zone (60% or more of your maximum heart rate)? Does it work your muscles until you can't do another "rep" ? If not, I don't know that I would count it at all. Like others have said, just let it be a bonus. (And not all bread is evil, especially if it's whole grain and you know what's in it. Moderation is okay)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    If this is legit, I should start logging my extra hand work too.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Jexebel
    Jexebel Posts: 67
    Um... I don't recall him saying he was going to log it. He might just be curious as to how many calories it burns. Simple as. Why respond if you are going to just assume something and not even try to answer the question. Sometimes I wonder how many calories I burn when I am doing a lot of random activities - doesn't mean I want to log it. This isn't directed just to you, but for the other people who responded similarly. You were just the first. Meh, I hate when people do that.

    Anyway. I don't imagine that it would burn that many calories. As one other poster said, it is a great strength exercise regardless. 70 calories might be right, but it sounds a bit generous to me. I tend to not be so vigorous with my bread kneading thought. If you have an HRM, hey, why not put it on while you are in there and see what it says?

    If my assumption was incorrect, OP can disregard my post. No harm done. It's a forum, we're all just chatting. I just said what came to mind first.
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    If this is legit, I should start logging my extra hand work too.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    I think it's really unnecessary for all of this negativity for a simple question. Not just to you but to everyone getting worked up. We are supposed to be on here to support each others journey, not make fun of each other.

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