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cleaning

jordan2292x
jordan2292x Posts: 21 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How can it burn so many calories. Think its got to be wrong tbh

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  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Are we talking about cleaning as in Cleaning and Jerking,

    or cleaning as in hoovering the house?
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Cleaning (the house) does not burn very many calories. Most of the calorie burn estimates in the MFP database are completely overblown.
  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
    I've often thought the same thing, which is why I don't record things like cleaning. It's just too vague. Would rather just consider them bonus calories burned and stick to recording actual exercise.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    If it's something you do frequently, then it should be incorporated in your activity level.

    e.g waitress or postman - job requires a lot of motion and will increase your TDEE accordingly.

    If you actually did something mad like totally cleaned your house top-to-bottom and it took you 8 hours and is out of the ordinary, you'll have defo increased your calorie expenditure for the day and may want to eat a bit more to compensate.

    Ignore the database for random activities like this though....
  • jordan2292x
    jordan2292x Posts: 21 Member
    Well I'm clearly in and decorating so will be burning alot more than the normal just hoovering etc. But I think it's definitely overblown on here so may not include it. Thanks guys glad I'm not the only one whom thinks it's over exaggerated
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
    it is, most people don't count it as exercise unless you do some sort of crazy spring cleaning spree
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    If you feel the effort is out-of-the-ordinary have a bit more to eat. Worse thing is if you're doing something like decorating all day and cutting calories and end up knackered, grumpy and unhappy.
  • jordan2292x
    jordan2292x Posts: 21 Member
    Yeah know what you mean I'm awfully grumpy if I'm hungry. I'll make sure I snack throughout today. Cheers xx
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