Cleaning...Light or Heavy??

Perhaps no one can answer your question on what is light cleaning vs. heavy cleaning because no one logs it.... because you shouldn't.

^^^This. Its pretty much an activity of daily living. The only time it can POSSIBLY be considered exercise is if you're pregnant or something....lol. Folding laundry gets my heart pumping. But even then. More than likely no.

I work as a cleaner, if I'm doing it for six hours a day, four days a week I'm going to log it.

In response to the OP, I log vacuuming, wiping mirrors, cleaning toilets and showers, and wiping down machines as light cleaning. Heavy cleaning is scrubbing out the sauna, washing the windows, and scrubbing the bathroom mats.

I work in a gym so my cleaning is a bit more intense than normal round the house stuff most people do.

I wouldnt consider it heavy cleaning unless I was moving furniture and boxes etc. I cleaned kitchen today including hauling everything out cupboards, climbing on sides to get to cobwebs etc, still consider it light. That said I wouldnt log it either as I am only set to lightly active. I do log my walking I do at work via my fitbit adjustment but even thats an underestimation as I am pulling trollies and lifitng ppl all day. I think all people are trying to point out is fine be curious and ^^^there is my definition of the difference. But if you choose to log it do it for the motivation rather than eating the cals back or you may be cheating yourself.

Answering the question you asked:

Light cleaning: Making dinner, wiping up, picking up after the kids, straightening up piles of junk, sweeping the floor, running the vaccuum, mopping the floor. Calories burned are not really that much more than "walking around the house looking at stuff". There's no lifting and little big-muscle movement. OK, you might have to run laundry or the vaccuum up and down the stairs or move the couch, but most of the work isn't like that.

Next week when I paint a bedroom, I'm gonna call that heavy cleaning. I'd put it in the same category with raking leaves, shoveling snow, gardening, washing the car, scrubbing the moss off the deck, cleaning a year's worth of junk out of the garage, etc. That's actually a workout and you feel tired after and you could be sore the next day.

Answering the question you didn't ask and probably don't care about:

Personally, I don't log light cleaning, and I do log heavy cleaning. Light cleaning for me is an every-day activity and fits into my normal "sedentary" lifestyle. Heavy cleaning is unusual and could actually burn a lot of calories, so it's a gym substitute that day.

I have nothing useful to add!

How do I even log standing somewhere matching socks...



Oh yeah... I don't.

I WOULD SAY SWEETIE, IF IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO DAILY OR WEEKLY THEN LOG IT AS YOU FEEL THE NEED TO. SOME PEOPLE START FEELING GOOD AND START CLEANING MORE STRENUOUSLY THEN THEY USE TO ONCE THEY START LOOSING WEIGHT. AND I KNOW WHEN I CLEAN I ACTUALLY INCORPORATE MY SQUATS AND LUNGES I MAKE IT A WORK OUT YOU DO WHAT MOTIVATES YOU AND HELPS YOU LOOSE YOUR WEIGHT.AND FOR ME LIGHT CLEANING IS THE DAILY STUFF I DO AND HEAVY CLEANING IS SPRING CLEANING (EMPTYING CLOSETS AND WASHING WINDOWS CLEANING THE DECK, ECT.) I SAY ...GOOD LUCK AND KEEP LOGGING

I WOULD SAY SWEETIE, IF IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO DAILY OR WEEKLY THEN LOG IT AS YOU FEEL THE NEED TO. SOME PEOPLE START FEELING GOOD AND START CLEANING MORE STRENUOUSLY THEN THEY USE TO ONCE THEY START LOOSING WEIGHT. AND I KNOW WHEN I CLEAN I ACTUALLY INCORPORATE MY SQUATS AND LUNGES I MAKE IT A WORK OUT YOU DO WHAT MOTIVATES YOU AND HELPS YOU LOOSE YOUR WEIGHT.AND FOR ME LIGHT CLEANING IS THE DAILY STUFF I DO AND HEAVY CLEANING IS SPRING CLEANING (EMPTYING CLOSETS AND WASHING WINDOWS CLEANING THE DECK, ECT.) I SAY ...GOOD LUCK AND KEEP LOGGING

My eye ears are bleeding.

I WOULD SAY SWEETIE, IF IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO DAILY OR WEEKLY THEN LOG IT AS YOU FEEL THE NEED TO. SOME PEOPLE START FEELING GOOD AND START CLEANING MORE STRENUOUSLY THEN THEY USE TO ONCE THEY START LOOSING WEIGHT. AND I KNOW WHEN I CLEAN I ACTUALLY INCORPORATE MY SQUATS AND LUNGES I MAKE IT A WORK OUT YOU DO WHAT MOTIVATES YOU AND HELPS YOU LOOSE YOUR WEIGHT.AND FOR ME LIGHT CLEANING IS THE DAILY STUFF I DO AND HEAVY CLEANING IS SPRING CLEANING (EMPTYING CLOSETS AND WASHING WINDOWS CLEANING THE DECK, ECT.) I SAY ...GOOD LUCK AND KEEP LOGGING

My eye ears are bleeding.

You read with your ears?

I don't understand this site...

I asked a simple question which I thought would have a simple answer. Hmm I guess not, as everyone decides to add their opinion on if i should log it or not - which I did not ask for.

Why are you so defensive? All the comments are really made in an effort to help you with this site and with your journey of being healthy. I agree there are a couple of comments that are way off topic, but in general people are only trying to help.

With that said, I'll try and do a better job in answering your question.

Light cleaning - all cleaning that keeps your home in tip-top shape.
Heavy cleaning - outside windows, moving furniture (picking it up, not sliding), carrying heavy boxes, painting, etc.

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Be inspired with confidence... many law enforcement agencies use a program that only does caps for their emergency dispatcher's system! That was one of the most painful interviews ever. Nothing like leaving thinking "I am sorry, I can't do this. Your program sucks." Upgrade or gtfo.