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becalee26
becalee26 Posts: 185 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I just spent 2 hours cleaning while weaing my HRM which included vacuming, steam cleaning carpets, moping, laundry ect.. According to my HRM I burnt 600 cals! Would you log thse in for excercise? My HRM only counts cals if your heartrate goes about 100(not sure if they are like that).

Thanks,
Rebecca

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  • pkd1
    pkd1 Posts: 170 Member
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    Im not sure about that, If you hrm said so, check the mfp cleaning and log the time and see if its comprable but what kind of hrm do you have? i want to get one just for the calories, i dont really care to much about the heart rate stuff lol
  • joybell32
    joybell32 Posts: 252 Member
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    Some ppl count them. I count it when i am carpet cleaning and wiping walls and things. I don't know that i'd count all 600 though. Up to you!
  • Drthoman
    Drthoman Posts: 6 Member
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    hell yes i would...you burned calories and it counts...i put cleaning and exercising in, i put my cleaning in as light cleaning
  • mangos4music
    mangos4music Posts: 126 Member
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    i always log mine in, and my hrm usually has me as burning more calories than mfp does. i figure my hrm can actually judge my heart rate to give me the most accurate amount of calories burned, whereas mfp is just a good estimate
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    i would say it depends on what your activity level is set as. if you have it as sedentary, i would count them all. if you have it set as lightly active i probably wouldnt count any of them..
  • ccckwalk
    ccckwalk Posts: 262
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    I count what number I feel I actually deserve. You did burn calories, so that is always great! Log what you feel is fair. Nice job cleaning!! I also use my HRM to log cleaning, playing with kids at the park type calorie burn!

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