Do you log cleaning as exercise?

I don't, because I look at it like, I was doing this while I was gaining weight so it didn't do anything for me in the way of exercise then so why should I count it now.

I log mine too. It is the only movement I get some days (other then taking care of kids, I'm a stay at home mom, and because of that, by the time they go to bed, I do homework an crash myself.) So, this helps me burn up some calories.

I don't log it, but everybody has their own ways they like to do things. If its working for you I say go for it.

not usually. I try and keep things that I do anyway out of my diary and things that I do extra for and am motivated to do I log. Otherwise there would be so many things we log. I would consider cleaning part of regular activty, light or not.

however, one day I cleaned my house for 5 hours, scrubbed on hands and knees, and I was like.. you know, this isn't normal so I'm logging it. But normally cleaning toilets and washing dishes, no.

I only log mine if it's vigorous or prolonged. And the cleaning.....

I don't log the things I did while gaining weight. No log for; cleaning, sex, doing my job, chewing, typing in forum threads, walking to or from the car, or any number of things that obviously didn't keep me from putting on weight.

However had I done nothing but walk from the bedroom to the computer and suddenly started walking or whatever, I'd say definitely log it.

General, day-to-day upkeep I don't. But when I have a big project, I will. Basically, if I'm feeling worn out or out of breath, I figure that I exercised. But dishes, dusting, laundry, etc, I don't.

I have logged it as exercise, but only the times when I was dancing, jumping a running around with my kids at the same time. I try not to use the extra calories I earn from exercise anyway so a lot of times I don't even log my exercise.
But you gotta do what works for you....work a little harder while cleaning, dance around, do some squats in between cleaning areas, burn those extra calories and enjoy your healthy snack! :-)

I log it when it's heavy duty cleaning (ie spring cleaning, shampooing carpets, moving furniture, washing the dogs, etc...).

The only time I would log ANYTHING as exercise is if it raises my heart rate for a significant period of time or if my muscles are going to be sore because of it. Anything less is everyday activity.

If I get my heartrate up over 140, I'll log it. That does not include most housework, ever, but two weeks ago I had my carpets cleaned and moved all of my furniture off the carpets and then back on the next day. You better believed I counted it. It was intense resistance training too with everything I lifted, so I needed a recovery day as well.

If I scrub the toilet, I'm not logging it, but if I'm scrubbing the shower vigorously for 1/2 an hour, I log it. It's up to you, but I say that if you're not feeling like you're working hard while you're cleaning, it's probably not worth noting the small calories burned. Many will already be accounting for your body's natural burn calories.

I would only log something if it's in addition to the things I was doing before I started to losing weight. Mowing the lawn, for instance, I used to pay the kids to do it, now I do it.

I don't, because I look at it like, I was doing this while I was gaining weight so it didn't do anything for me in the way of exercise then so why should I count it now.

my thoughts exactly

I don't, I put my hrm on for a cleaning session of mine and compared it to a non-clean but normal legth of time and figured out that for me the difference was negligible. Also, it's a normal part of my life, so for this is built in to my activity level.

I log any out of the ordinary cleaning like when I clean up the yard (hubby usually does it) or move furniture or deep clean my floors. Normal everyday cleaning doesn't get logged.