painting calories

spm2010
spm2010 Posts: 197 Member
edited January 6 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone know how to add calories from painting? I am painting the hallway, bedroom, livingroom, bathroom and kitchen this weekend but its not an option in the exercise database.

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  • dantrick
    dantrick Posts: 369 Member
    do you have access to a heart rate monitor? this would be the best way to figure it out.
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    Light callisthenics maybe?
  • schelly81
    schelly81 Posts: 161 Member
    log as housework? Not much different from wiping walls really
  • spm2010
    spm2010 Posts: 197 Member
    No heart rate monitor. It wouldn't be under areobics would it?
  • orrmichelle77
    orrmichelle77 Posts: 15
    I googled it. Painting is hard work!
  • Jynus
    Jynus Posts: 519 Member
    2-3cal/min if you're hellbent on adding something.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I googled it when I did it... I think I budgeted about 250 calories an hour for it. Lots of bending, stretching, climbing, plus moving furniture out of the way.
  • spm2010
    spm2010 Posts: 197 Member
    Painted for 3 hours fo than that 750cal, not bad
  • igottaworkout
    igottaworkout Posts: 298 Member
    I used fishing from the myfitnesspal website... I'm an artist and painting like crazy to catch up with Christmas orders :)
  • spm2010
    spm2010 Posts: 197 Member
    lol that could work too
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