would you count this as exercise calories?

No, if its your job, just increase your activty level on your profile to cover it

I work as a cleaner and i only add it as exercise if my muscles start aching lol i've got 4 kids so i'm used to running around after them but some of the work i do as my job has me sweating!!!!!!!

If this is your job and your daily routine, then it's not counted as exercise. You would set your activity level in your profile as "active" or "mod active"; whatever the choices are. MFP will calculate your calorie goal based on your profile and set you at the deficit to lose the 1lb or 2 lbs, or whatever, per week.

i havent worked in 3 years since before i had my second child.
iv recently got a cleaning job always has me sweating by the time i finish.
its only between an hour and an hour an a half each morning.
its vigarous cleaning scrubbing floors e.t.c
would u count this as exercise calories?

Of course it's exercise! Even if it's your job! You exert energy and you burn cal ... The definition of exercise (in a nutshell sort of way) ... The hard part is finding an accurate and fair way of including it. Don't give up on your other exercise, but count what you do! Changing your activity level in your profile would also work, but since it's only a short period of your day I would count it in the exercise category (cardio) if it was me. When you include it in your profile there's an assumption by the program that this is your energy level for more than 50% of your day .... If you did this job FT then I would adjust my energy level in the profile, and the program would adjust your cal count based on the info ... For a couple hours it can be included like housework.

KIM

hmmm looks like a split vote lol but I think they are both right! If this is something new to you then it is excercise but after a while your body will get used to the movement and you won't be getting the same burn your getting now. So just be aware if you are counting it as your excercise keep your settings at sedentary and add the work to your Excercise Log BUT after a little while change your stting to the next one up and do something else for your excercise. You will only be cheating yourself otherwise. I cleaned houses for most of my 20's and it did keep me in better physical shape than my current desk job for sure but if I had excercised on top of cleaning I would have been waaaay better off!

You could not count it and see how your weight loss is going. If you seem to be losing too much to quick then adjust accordingly. That's what I would do.

There's seems to be a huge difference on what some count as a workout on here nowadays. It used to be cardio as in something that you'd do that you'd be out of breath same as if you were running/jogging doing a work out video etc.

I'm tired when I'm done cleaning but my workouts are no where NEAR what my cleaning HR would run, I don't count my cleaning, that's an everyday or every other day occurence included in my daily activity allotment.

It's funny to me to hear ppl now asking if pushing a grocery cart (empty) across the parking lot to the return cart deal can be counted etc. etc.. Sure it can, but WHY? You can count anything you want but come on now, it's not like it's a workout and I believe that's what adding in excercise on this site is all about. Or did I miss a memo?

Walking to the mailbox is excercise, so is pulling a shirt over my head but daily movement to me is not truly excercise unless it's raising your HR.

But to each his own I guess :flowerforyou:
We probably all have our things we count differently. I know long ago when I first started on these sites taking a tour of the gym was cardio for me, now NO it's not. LOL

I think in time we all figure out what REAL excercise is and realize by counting every move we make it's not gonna help us.

Becca

I wouldn't count it. I would just change my activity level.

simple, to the point! LOVE IT!:laugh:

i havent worked in 3 years since before i had my second child.
iv recently got a cleaning job always has me sweating by the time i finish.
its only between an hour and an hour an a half each morning.
its vigarous cleaning scrubbing floors e.t.c
would u count this as exercise calories?

Erm, no. It's cleaning. Not running.
Even if you did want to log it, there would be no reliable way of measuring the calorie burn. And before various Americans cry USE A HEART RATE MONITOR, I should point out that not only are they flawed for measuring normal exercise, they are completely useless for measuring something like cleaning where your heart rate barely rises.

I disagree. If it's something that is raising your heartrate, I'd count it. Certain types of cleaning can raise your heart rate enough to count as exercise, especially if you're not used to the work. I never count light housework, but when it comes to things that leave me breathless or drenched in sweat, I definitely count it. Once you get used to the new level of activity and it no longer is taxing on you, then I'd just raise your activity level in your settings.

tsk when it double posts it really irritates me! :explode: