Would you log lawnmowing?
ljones27uk
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Hi all,
Not sure if I'm pushing my luck on the exercise boundaries here, but just wondering if anyone would log 30mins of lawnmowing as exercise, or just keep it in you basic calorie burn? I know it's a bit OTT but curious on whether or not others would log.
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Not sure if I'm pushing my luck on the exercise boundaries here, but just wondering if anyone would log 30mins of lawnmowing as exercise, or just keep it in you basic calorie burn? I know it's a bit OTT but curious on whether or not others would log.
Cheers
FYI - always happy for more friends to help on the journey so add me if interested in this and other awesome topics! :-))
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The first question is why do you want to log it? Do you desperately need the calories? If so maybe reassess your goals. I know a lot of people log it just to keep a record of some exercise. It comes down to will it be useful to you to log it and your reasons for doing it.0
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I am set to sedentary, so I would log it.0
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No. If I spend all day cleaning my house I don't log it either.
Edit: That's just what I do but for sure go ahead and log it if you want.0 -
Sure do! I log it all the time.0
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I would only log it if I really worked up a good sweat and exerted a lot of energy doing it. (like pushing the mower up hills or raking and bagging too) Otherwise, I wouldn't.......to me, it's not much different than pushing a grocery cart around the store.....and I would never log that.0
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mowing my lawn takes a couple of hours, I push mow it, its about 5 miles by the time I am done so I do log it to keep track of it. I don't eat back my calories so I don't log it for that. I don't log normal housework.0
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It is pretty much up to you, if you feel like 30 minutes of mowing lawn was a workout, then log it, if not, then don't. at the end of the day you are the only one who will know. Like someone else said if you need the calories maybe you want to re-access your weight loss goals and up your calories.0
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My general rule these days is that if I was doing the task while I gained the weight then I don't log the task while trying to lose the weight. That may just be me though.0
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I've decided not to log anything that has to happen, like house/yard work, walking the dog, grocery shopping. Advice from others on here has been to use that as a buffer for the inevitable logging errors and overestimating calorie burns for actual exercise0
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I log lawn mowing. I have an acre, I push it, and my watch tells me I burn about 600 calories doing it. I only eat back some of the calories. Now when I used to use my riding mower, I didn't log that!0
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I dont log anything thats not a moment where I am actually in the process of "working out". Cutting the grass.. cleaning..washing the car.. walking to the restroom 6 times a day.. to me thats all just incidental activity.. yes it burns some calories, but thats just everyday life. Now , if I was chopping wood for 3 hours.... (and thats not a euphemism)0
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If you are set to sedentary, your calories are on the low end it is important to log the extra stuff. If you are set to active, moderate activities are all ready accounted for..
If I feel like I really exerted myself, Yes. If not, no... For me it is about effort... Sometimes I log cleaning, but those are "crazy" cleaning days, not just dishes and dusting.. I rarely log walking at a moderate pace, unless it's more than 4 hours... It's up to you. look at your life and your settings in MFP...0 -
Personally I don't.
I have my activity level set to sedentary, but I only record as exercise anything that I actually strap on my HRM to complete (running, cycling) or do in a gym setting (yoga, pilates, TRX).
I don't count yard work or housework. We downhill ski every weekend during the winter and golf often during the summer--I don't even count those anymore--I kind of just see them as a bonus burn...0 -
I log it, as it's physical activity that's not a usual part of my day. It takes an hour, I'm usually soaked when I'm done, and it elevates my HR to the same point when I ride my bike at a steady pace.
It's going to improve cardio or muscular strength mind you, but its still a good bit of calories.0 -
If it's a fairly significant activity that doesn't happen every day, I log it. Lawn mowing would qualify (but I live in a condo so I don't personally do that activity), especially if you have a push mower or have a lot of ground to cover.
It kind of depends. I don't generally log things like shopping, but if I'm on a biannual visit to Ikea and spend four or five hours walking all over the store, I take half the time I was there and log it as Walking - Slow Pace. My feet tell me I was indeed exercising!0 -
My general rule these days is that if I was doing the task while I gained the weight then I don't log the task while trying to lose the weight. That may just be me though.0
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Definitely not if it's a riding mower.0
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I do. Ours takes about an hour - push mowing and I always work up a good sweat. Though, I usually don't eat back my exercise calories if I can help it.0
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I'm set to sedentary and I do not log that, or other lawn work. I probably could, I just don't think there is a good means of coutning those calories accurately (even HRM's are not that accurate for low impact aerobics like that).0
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Not if you ride.
I push mine. It ends up being about 2.5 miles. I wear my FitBit One and just use the steps from that. I don't log it as anything special.0 -
I am set to sedentary, so I would log it.
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I log lawn mowing. I only log half of what MFP recommends. For 2 hours I will only log 1, etc.
Oddly enough, I do not log strength training sessions. I consider those "bonus burns"0 -
Nope. I don't log throwing pallets of sod either. It's just part of my daily activity. Granted it was a hard day, but it was just a chore or my honey do list.0
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I log it because it is not something I do every day. I burn lots of calories too doing it but don't eat them back. I just like to see how much energy I have used. As long as it is not a sit on and ride lawn mower and you are down as sedentary then I think you should. Housework I don't log because I do that every day. I have a fitbit so that counts the calories anyway. But yes, I would say log it and be proud of it. Lol0
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I MOST DEFINITELY would log in lawn moving, unless you are sitting on a tractor drinking a beer:))0
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I don't log housework, etc anymore.. but I do log when I mow the lawn and here's why: It's not something I did much when I GAINED the weight and it's something I've PUSHED myself to do (actually I push hubby away from the mower so I can put in the extra workout lol).
It takes me a good hour to do our lawn and half of it is uphill so I make the effort to PUSH the mower up hill not just side to side... so by the time I'm done I'm a bloody sweaty mess!! And I know my heart rate is up for sure!!
I have my settings at lightly active on here, thus why I don't log housework, walking to/from work, etc.. but workouts and mowing the lawn yes... but I don't eat back my cals much either...0 -
I have a pushmower so its definitely a workout to me!!!:laugh:0
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No. When I see people logging lawn-mowing and cleaning it makes me think that they don't have enough willpower or determination to do a real workout. If you want extra calories for that type of stuff, buy a Fitbit. Then you can log only your intended workout and your Fitbit will give you any extra calories you've earned doing normal activities throughout the day.0
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I totally would because it would be an additional 45 (?) minutes work I don't normally do. I've considered stopping the lawn service and doing it myself. It does seem silly to avoid work when you're trying to lose weight...but it's hot in the summer, lol.
I do not log laundry or cleaning the house, though, because that's just part of my life. I log additional stuff.0 -
No. When I see people logging lawn-mowing and cleaning it makes me think that they don't have enough willpower or determination to do a real workout. If you want extra calories for that type of stuff, buy a Fitbit. Then you can log only your intended workout and your Fitbit will give you any extra calories you've earned doing normal activities throughout the day.
Where can I get some of this willpower? Got any I could have?0
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