How do You Track Cals Burned When Playing with Your Kids..

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  • flechero
    flechero Posts: 260 Member
    I don't bother tracking play time with my son... it's a blessing and a bonus so any extra cals I burn are just extra to any deficit. I work out hard enough and track the workouts that, those few extra cals won't change much.
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    For myself, I don't log activities that I do on a daily basis. Playing with the l.o. in the house or at "normal" or everyday type of activity levels is one of those things...UNLESS I take him with me to exercise...long brisk walk on the trail, running, a game of ball with the older children, roller skating etc... Those are all things that I definitely do track for m.f.p.! Same thing for housework...regular daily activity is a no no...but if I'm scrubbing walls and floors and the like sure!
  • Amabuela
    Amabuela Posts: 24
    If you wear a Fitbit, it will track all your calories for the day, no matter what you're doing. Then you don't have to separately log your exercise - it will automatically be factored in for you.
  • emydoo
    emydoo Posts: 2
    If I take my kids to the park, that is my workout for the day. I climb, run, jump, do pull ups and squats and lunges. Playing IS exercise; why do you think animals do it so much? Conventional exercise is ok and yes it burns calories but you will burn more playing as if you were still a child than you will at the gym because you are having fun. If you are taking you kids out to play, why waste your time at the gym too when you could be working every muscle while having fun and spending quality time with them? I added playing kids games to the data base; it really only tracks the cardio part of the play but it is something. Why wouldn't you count exercise just because your kids are there?
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