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Do you guys log cleaning on your exercise log?

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  • BRANDYLYNETTE
    BRANDYLYNETTE Posts: 192 Member
    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......: ) : )
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    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.
  • veniceit
    veniceit Posts: 112 Member
    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.

    Ven
  • ohskinnyme
    ohskinnyme Posts: 24
    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.
  • ItsMeLori
    ItsMeLori Posts: 346
    I don't because I've never lost weight cleaning so I wouldn't want to eat cleaning calories LOL
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    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.
  • MrsJax11
    MrsJax11 Posts: 354 Member
    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?
  • sanura
    sanura Posts: 459 Member
    I don't track regular everyday cleaning, but i absolutely track anything that is physically demanding and/or for a long time.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    nope.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    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.
  • mamato4kids
    mamato4kids Posts: 217 Member
    No.
  • Soccer_chick916
    Soccer_chick916 Posts: 159 Member
    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.
  • hotlaurah
    hotlaurah Posts: 9
    Yes! It motivates me to clean longer- I love watching the "caolories burned" add up! House has never been cleaner since I started logging! :)
  • izzyinbliss
    izzyinbliss Posts: 37 Member
    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"!
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    Nope. I wear a FitBit and know exactly how much I've burned everyday. Cleaning does not add enough calories to count.
  • acciomuscles
    acciomuscles Posts: 164 Member
    No.
  • dk_runs
    dk_runs Posts: 106
    Yep...if I am at for more than 1/2 an hour.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    no
  • sistermooooon
    sistermooooon Posts: 84
    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.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    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.
  • luvmycandies
    luvmycandies Posts: 489 Member
    Yes...bc i really clean hard and my heart rate gets up.
  • Sweet13_Princess
    Sweet13_Princess Posts: 1,207 Member
    Yes because every little bit counts!*LOL*

    Shannon
  • dustyhockeymom
    dustyhockeymom Posts: 537 Member
    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.
  • poseidon9447
    poseidon9447 Posts: 104
    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.
  • Hollie55
    Hollie55 Posts: 65 Member
    I do if it is something out of my usual routine
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
    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.
  • kleavitt1992
    kleavitt1992 Posts: 592 Member
    you can log cleaning if your set to sedentary and its not something you do everyday if your set to anything else id say no
  • braunle
    braunle Posts: 16
    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 :).
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    No.
  • futurefitgirl88
    futurefitgirl88 Posts: 284
    no...i only log things that require me to wear my trainers and HRM!!
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