burning calories cleaning house

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amymeenieminymo
amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
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I just spent two and a half hours cleaning because we have company coming tomorrow, so its obviously more intense cleaning than I would usually ever do. And I often try cleaning little areas through out, rather than the whole apartment like I did today. Since this is not something I do on a daily basis (or sadly a weekly basis) so I'd like to somehow log whatever calories I burned. I don't have an HRM, is there anyway to figure out how much I burned or how to enter it?

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  • amymeenieminymo
    amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
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    I just spent two and a half hours cleaning because we have company coming tomorrow, so its obviously more intense cleaning than I would usually ever do. And I often try cleaning little areas through out, rather than the whole apartment like I did today. Since this is not something I do on a daily basis (or sadly a weekly basis) so I'd like to somehow log whatever calories I burned. I don't have an HRM, is there anyway to figure out how much I burned or how to enter it?
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
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    it's in the exercise section. . .I think it's called "housework." I use a HRM when I do my heavy cleaning day, and it's pretty accurate for me.:flowerforyou:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    dont tell my hubby cleaning house burns calories or he will expect me to clean this weekend!!:grumble:
  • jamerz3294
    jamerz3294 Posts: 1,824 Member
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    dont tell my hubby cleaning house burns calories or he will expect me to clean this weekend!!:grumble:

    Oops! :wink:
  • Ezzie
    Ezzie Posts: 665 Member
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    I think the site has two categories of 'housework...check under 'cleaning' one for light one for heavy.

    I absolutely :heart: :heart: :heart: the fact that sometimes I can count cleaning calories, and have a home that makes me smile.

    Giggle: Hosted our 'Women's Book Club' the other evening..wore my HRM for the cleaning/preparation and club time...totaled over 3000 calories for 6 plus hours...NO WAY :noway: was I gonna even attempt to eat all those calories!!! Maybe it's the stress of hostessing, pouring coffee, serving dessert??:embarassed: :embarassed: ??

    Ez
  • conniptionfits
    conniptionfits Posts: 82
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    hmm house cleaning or house work either way it's put doesnt come up for me?!
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
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    hmm house cleaning or house work either way it's put doesnt come up for me?!

    I just found it "housework" (one word) it comes up here.
  • Nana27
    Nana27 Posts: 77
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    try this site: http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/cgi-bin/fpc/actcalc.pl
    has house cleaning: general and Cleaning: light dusting, straightening up, taking out trash, etc., put your weight and time in and it figures it for you.

    Linda
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,124 Member
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    MFP has it under "cleaning... light/moderate or heavy".
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    I only add it when I do mor than normal. same with gardening darn tooten I logged that tree I moved!!

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