Do you guys log cleaning on your exercise log?
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No. That is part of life and something I do normally. When I first signed up....I logged it out of desperation looking for someway to burn calories...but soon realized that I was fooling myself. lol Just part of my life. I now log exercise that gets my heart going....like walking fast at the track, or stair stepper. Not housework......: ) : )0
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I only log stuff I don't do on a daily basis (like steam cleaning, furniture moving, scrubbing on my hands and knees, etc). I do a small amount of cleaning daily and no, I don't count that. But, if my heart is pounding and I'm sweating like crazy? Yep. I count it.0
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Yes, but only on my big clean day. I vacuum the whole house, and mop, and I'm moving really fast the whole time, and work up a real sweat, this takes at least an hour. Then I do the rest of the scrubbing, as a cool down. I usually do this on my 'day off' workout day.
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Yes. I set my activity at sedentry and log most things. I am actually very active most days but there are some days where I am sedentry and it's easier for me to do it that way.0
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I don't because I've never lost weight cleaning so I wouldn't want to eat cleaning calories LOL0
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no...
i wouldn't unless you are cleaning a whole house... (like before you move in or after you move out).
depends on how rigorous and what your activity level is set at as well.0 -
I am set to lightly active as I spend the majority of my work day on my feet and walking around, but not doing physical labor. From what I saw elsewhere the average person spends about 2 hours a day total tidying up, cooking, etc...so, if I am doing a marathon food prep in the kitchen, and then cleaning house for an hour I would log what ever minutes are over the 2 hours. I also log mowing my lawn. If you look at how many calories you burn walking at a slow pace it is about the same as you burn doing light housekeeping. My logic is that if I would log going for a leisurely walk, why not cleaning?0
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I don't track regular everyday cleaning, but i absolutely track anything that is physically demanding and/or for a long time.0
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nope.0
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I never ever do. Ever. For me it's running or the highway...I typically don't even count the cardio burn of doing things like sit ups, push ups and jumping jacks.0
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No.0
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Only if i'm really sweaty. Like if I clean the carpets with a steam cleaner which usually takes 2-3 hours with this house size. Other than that no I don't log cleaning.0
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Yes! It motivates me to clean longer- I love watching the "caolories burned" add up! House has never been cleaner since I started logging!
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Not the everyday stuff. But once a month I spend over 7 hours doing a serious all-over clean (better than a paid housekeeper is my motto!), scrubbing and vacuum and mopping, with no time left for a real run. That's when I strap on my HRM and log my calories, especially since I get famished afterwards and want to enjoy a well-earned meal without guilt :-) It's what my DH and I call our monthly "Scrub & Grub"!0
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Nope. I wear a FitBit and know exactly how much I've burned everyday. Cleaning does not add enough calories to count.0
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No.0
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Yep...if I am at for more than 1/2 an hour.0
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no0
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today I did for the first time ever...and that's only because I was actually sweating and pooped afterwards and wanted to see how many calories that burns.0
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today I did for the first time ever...and that's only because I was actually sweating and pooped afterwards and wanted to see how many calories that burns.
That is HOT.0 -
Yes...bc i really clean hard and my heart rate gets up.0
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Yes because every little bit counts!*LOL*
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Only if it's something really out of the ordinary, like a few weeks ago we cleaned our garage including moving boxes all around, etc. I wore my HRM for the time we were out there and used that burn, which was much lower than the MFP estimate. Regular housekeeping I don't log.0
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No
I dont include a lot of things that I do. Dont record weight lifting, yard work, motorcycling or many other things I see others recording. I know all this burns calories but it varies so much so it is hard to record accurately so I just think of them as burned bonus calories.0 -
I do if it is something out of my usual routine0
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Nope, unless it's a walk longer than 10 minutes or cardio I don't log it. I log my strength training under the strength option because I don't have to put calories in :-) I don't even put the stairs in at work. They're my little bonuses I'm trying to find for myself. I don't want to eat them!
It's a part of every day life I leave it off, even though I'm sedentary.0 -
you can log cleaning if your set to sedentary and its not something you do everyday if your set to anything else id say no0
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no. I only log in exercise that I consider something I normally don't do. Like running or cardio. I clean and have cleaned my house for years and years my body is use to it and I really don't break a sweet nor increase my heart rate that much. My body probably is not burning many calories if that was the case I wouldn't be in the situation that I am in right now. 0
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No.0
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no...i only log things that require me to wear my trainers and HRM!!0
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