Do you count cleaning as exercise?
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QAPmom
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Just wondering if anyone adds cleaning or push mowing to exercise? I normally don't for the daily pick ups and sweeping, but I am wondering when you clean for 3 or so hours to you count it? Also push mowing, is this something that you would add or would you do that and exercise besides that in a night?
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I never clean long enough to care lol. But, if I do something like that that I feel deserves some extra calories, I'll add about half the amount of time using the entry for walking 2 mph.0
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I was struggling with this, as mostly I'm at home with my young kids, and sometimes cleaning up after them is all I seem to do all day! I mentioned on another thread that as a result of this sustained, low-level activity I was struggling to keep track of how much ex exercise I actually did, and someone (rather snootily!) they would not count ANY of it as excercise. Now I have a Fitbit and it has really helped me to see that actually I DO spend quite a bit of time on my feet, and helped me know how much extra I should eat as a result.0
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Personally, I don't log cleaning or mowing etc....the only thing I log as exercise is when I set out to do a workout. A lot of people do though especially if you selected a 'sedentary' or 'lightly active' lifestyle in MFP settings. It's personal preference! You're definitely keeping busy and getting lots of exercise with the lifestyle you have on a day to day basis. If you need extra fuel to keep up with that lifestyle then I say....log it!0
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I was struggling with this, as mostly I'm at home with my young kids, and sometimes cleaning up after them is all I seem to do all day! I mentioned on another thread that as a result of this sustained, low-level activity I was struggling to keep track of how much ex exercise I actually did, and someone (rather snootily!) they would not count ANY of it as excercise. Now I have a Fitbit and it has really helped me to see that actually I DO spend quite a bit of time on my feet, and helped me know how much extra I should eat as a result.
That's why I love my FitBit. I average about 9,000 steps mowing the lawn and my FitBit does the calorie burn calculations for me.0 -
I don't, just because I'm more likely to eat ALLLLL those calories back. Oh, look, I burned 200 calories pulling weeds? Guess who's getting piiiiieeee?!
That's just me, though. I can understand logging out-of-the-norm activities. I've just operated under the idea that regular chores contribute to activity level rather than logged exercise.0 -
I clean for a living. I dont count it in exercise cals burnt but I do have myself set as lightly active. I usually loose more than the pound and half im set to loose.0
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I do but only because it is such a rare activity for me.0
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I dunno. What's the calorie burn from spraying the most evilest chemicals I can find that do all the cleaning for me?0
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Since mowing the lawn makes me break a sweat and then some, I count it!0
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I don't log any cleaning. I log only what I intend to be a workout. You can't track cleaning calories well enough anyway.. I'd rather eat to my goal and have those calories be a bonus knowing you were under for sure instead of trying to estimate and potentially estimating too high, putting me over goal.0
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Just wondering if anyone adds cleaning or push mowing to exercise? I normally don't for the daily pick ups and sweeping, but I am wondering when you clean for 3 or so hours to you count it? Also push mowing, is this something that you would add or would you do that and exercise besides that in a night?0
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No, not as cals burned. Even when I deep clean my whole house and work up a sweat, for me, it doesn't count as exercise. I might put it in my exercise log and count it as "1" calorie burned, just to note that I did something other than sit on my butt all day.0
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nope0
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Cleaning, no. Not cooking either. But if I were to mow the lawn, I would.0
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I don't every day cleaning, but Yesterday I did major spring cleaning for 4 hours so I logged an hour. Mowing, I would use walking if they don't have mowing in the database but I would only log half. Only because I'd rather err on the side of burning more than I think rather then vice versa0
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I don't count cleaning but i certainly count mowing the lawn. Almost 2 hours of at least moderate activity.0
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I just spent all day pulling weeds and using the pressure washer to clean the outside of my house and deck. You better believe I put that down! With that said I don't plan to eat back my calories from it.0
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The only time I counted it was when I was painting the house and moving around furniture.0
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If it's a sustained and heavy effort (like helping a hoarder clean out part of a room, lol, or maybe cleaning out the storage closet of mine) I've counted it ... but I'll only log it as light effort and for half the time, usually. And I have been known to log things like vacuuming, when I'm 7+ months pregnant, because it's more difficult then and I need to make sure to get enough calories (but again, logging only as light and for half the time). All of the light cleaning, like picking up after my kids, dusting, general vacuuming, etc falls into my activity level instead.
I'd probably say the same for mowing. (Out of curiosity, by "push mower," do you mean gas powered but not self-propelled, or that it actually works/blades spinning from you pushing it? Though both can take considerable effort). I log the time I spend "gardening" - which right now is literally digging up the grass around my rose bush area. Light effort stuff like sitting and pulling weeds, I probably wouldn't log.
The bottom line is find what works for YOU. Try logging 1/2 time for your heavier effort chores if you want to, and see how it works. If you slow in your weight loss, though, that'd be the first thing I'd change.0 -
Nope. To me, it'd be considered part of your normal, everyday lifestyle.0
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