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Calories Burned

srussell1108
srussell1108 Posts: 20 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
On the exercise tracker does anyone know why there is no category for cleaning house? Laundry, sweeping, washing dishes, all of those can burn calories but I couldn't find anything to compare the calorie burn to. :noway:

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  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    cleaning- light, moderate effort or cleaning- heavy vigorous effort.
  • VSgirl2010
    VSgirl2010 Posts: 145 Member
    Its in the exercise database under *cleaning, light, moderate* or *cleaning, heavy, vigorous*
  • meryllb
    meryllb Posts: 28
    more detailed:
    http://caloriecount.about.com/activities-home-activities-ac5
  • TinaS88
    TinaS88 Posts: 817 Member
    Wow you can actually count that? I clean the house everyday! LoL.. Yay for extra calories burnt!!
  • srussell1108
    srussell1108 Posts: 20 Member
    Thanks for the help:happy:
  • readthebook1
    readthebook1 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm new to MyFitnessPal. Why doesn't strength training count towards calories burned?? When I look it up elsewhere, I see 259 calories per hour for my weight. I tried to add an exercise, but it only counts reps and weights. Am I looking in the wrong place?
  • phenrichs
    phenrichs Posts: 102
    search for it under cardio. there is also a circuit training listed under cardio if you do cardio with weights.
  • readthebook1
    readthebook1 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks, that was what I was thinking. Just kinda misleading, having strength training broken out.
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