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What's the difference between "light" and "vigorous" effort

crankyrobot
crankyrobot Posts: 74 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm not sure ever how to classify what I'm doing.

What sorts of chores would you put into each?

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  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    I'm not sure ever how to classify what I'm doing.

    What sorts of chores would you put into each?
    vigorous would prolly involve sweating
  • crankyrobot
    crankyrobot Posts: 74 Member
    I'm more concerned with if something like folding laundry or cleaning dishes...light chores, would even burn enough calories to qualify.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    I'm more concerned with if something like folding laundry or cleaning dishes...light chores, would even burn enough calories to qualify.
    use your best judgement anything burns calories but I dont justify doing daily things that arent really exercise into my log i figure them as a bonus come scale time if you really want to know how much your burning get a HRM
  • crankyrobot
    crankyrobot Posts: 74 Member
    Yeah, I suppose you're right, but sometimes there are days where these are the only things I get to use as workout, and I do things for more than an hour or 2.
  • strapple
    strapple Posts: 353 Member
    the only time i put vigorous is when im mopping or washing windows (im 4'11)

    or if afterwards im like PHEW

    but anything like dishes or sweeping i classify as light
  • strapple
    strapple Posts: 353 Member
    the only time i put vigorous is when im mopping or washing windows (im 4'11)

    or if afterwards im like PHEW

    but anything like dishes or sweeping i classify as light
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