who logs house cleaning for exercise?

dargytaylor
dargytaylor Posts: 840 Member
edited October 6 in Fitness and Exercise
I realize that we all clean our houses as part of a daily routine (or at least should :smile: )......but I am talking about not the daily keep tidy.......

i mean vacuuming, mopping floors, dusting.......etc..........weekend cleaning that can take a few hours.
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  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    if youre breaking a major sweat i say log it :wink:
  • ymhand
    ymhand Posts: 188
    I drink so much water that I log the trips to the bathroom, lol. just kidding
  • djkshdfd
    djkshdfd Posts: 443 Member
    I do it sometimes, like if I wash a wax my car....i break a sweat
  • Surisaddai
    Surisaddai Posts: 142 Member
    I do, since I do not clean everyday it is an event when I do it once a week and it is about 3 hours long lol.
  • toddlyons
    toddlyons Posts: 73 Member
    I do. It's consuming my Saturday and MFP has it listed as an exercise. Damned right I'm taking credit. :)
  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    It depends what I'm doing. If I'm doing major cleaning, then definitely. If I'm doing light stuff (dishes, dusting), then usually I don't. I should add, however, that I have my diary set to "sedentary".
  • yankeedownsouth
    yankeedownsouth Posts: 717 Member
    I log it when I vacuum and mop. It takes hours and it's really tiring! Everything else, I don't log because it's not tiring, just boring!
  • kelsue35
    kelsue35 Posts: 463 Member
    i log it if it takes me more than a half hour to do it
  • nokittyno
    nokittyno Posts: 293 Member
    Lol... I don't clean often, but if I am cleaning out my work-out room I might, as it can take around 3+ hours of moving weight rack, plates, machine, barbells, dumbbells etc. ...and moving them back, Lol. But seldom ever log it.
  • bogartsbabe
    bogartsbabe Posts: 3
    LOG IT!!!:happy:
  • annejuju
    annejuju Posts: 111 Member
    i log it if it takes me more than a half hour to do it

    I do the same. I also find I'm proportionately more hungry when I clean for a long time.
  • timadotcom
    timadotcom Posts: 653 Member
    I do this every saturday... i clean for like at least 4 hours which includes house from TOP to BOTTOM... and i mean every corner, so HELL YEAH i log this in!!!!! I also wear a HRM for accuracy:)
  • sdailey4
    sdailey4 Posts: 56 Member
    Since I'm a stay at home mom I just changed my life style from sedentary to lightly active or whatever the next one is b/c I am constantly cleaning up after someone and didn't ever think about that as being active.
  • getfine2015
    getfine2015 Posts: 155 Member
    I agree....If sweat is present...loggit! some kals are being burned...deep cleaning, moving furniture, redecorating all can be logged in my oppinion.....
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
    If it's more cleaning than usual - like major moving of furniture and takes longer than 1/2 hr - I log it. I can work up more of a sweat cleaning sometimes than doing a normal workout.
  • aurie024
    aurie024 Posts: 63 Member
    I don't. I feel like that is something that would fall under "normal daily activity"
  • KariePerez
    KariePerez Posts: 172
    I do cleaning you house the way you are talking about is a lot of work. If you are doing it right you are sweating by the end of the day. I know I am.
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    No me; that rarely counts for anything, yet I see some making it their "cardio". If you're doing this, and it's working, good for you - don't stop! I would not.

    I rate that right up there with this fat friend of mine who wears a meter that supposedly tracks how far he walks in a day, and he counts that as his walking - lol He is still gaining weight - duh!

    It's absurd, but if you clean daily, let that be reflected instead in your activity level in "settings".
    That's my take, but again, if you are making this work, hat's off!
  • MisterDubs303
    MisterDubs303 Posts: 1,216 Member
    I only log exercise that I do solely for the sake of exercise. The exception would be hiking or something. That is clearly physical, but done for enjoyment rather than simply for exercise.

    I also don't congratulate my MFPals on their exercise burns when cleaning. :huh:
  • susanmax
    susanmax Posts: 33
    I log the heavy cleaning! But like one of the other people wrote I have my status set as sedentary! So anything that I break a sweat on counts/. I just make sure that I am cleaning vigorously!
  • Tori_356
    Tori_356 Posts: 510 Member
    I do it for my weekly cleaning chore routine thingie...but as for everyday things like dishes, making the bed, etc, no
  • missdaisy79
    missdaisy79 Posts: 566 Member
    I'll probably log moving my new mattress from the downstairs room to the bedroom - that's bound to get me out of breath. But no, unless I'm properly scrubbing something or really exerting myself, I don't log it. I don't tend to do a lot of housework, my husband does more.
  • dargytaylor
    dargytaylor Posts: 840 Member
    I may not break a sweat (very old house, very cold house, unless the woodstove is blazing :smile: )

    I guess I will take it into account if it takes over a half hour, which it usually does.....

    Thanks for the input!!
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    I agree with the consensus. It depends on how long and how hard you work. I have a body media fit armband and it tracks any kind of movement as activity - moderate or vigorous - I'm assuming if I am moving longer than a minute. And there is a big difference in my daily calorie burns depending on those times.

    Log it!!
  • JoshGouvisis
    JoshGouvisis Posts: 98 Member
    I always end up having to clean something.. im a guy so you know lol!

    It all burns calories, thats how i look at it. I take it a step further though, and monitor the time i am cleaning, and minus the time i get, or notice im becoming side tracked. So if i was cleaning for an hour, id say there is at least 15 minutes i wasnt. So i only credit 45. Duh right?!! LOL! Plus your walking around the house counts is seperate, and so is moving stuff. They all require more or less effort then others. So if you take everything, and brake it down to its proper account, it will all add up right :)
  • rosalee87
    rosalee87 Posts: 221 Member
    I drink so much water that I log the trips to the bathroom, lol. just kidding

    haha, that was funny! Sorry, I'm easily amused.
  • ariel419
    ariel419 Posts: 9
    I log it if I'm working for at least 45 minutes vacuuming, mopping, etc. I don't log the daily stuff like doing dishes or laundry.
  • maradanielle
    maradanielle Posts: 47 Member
    i do on saturdays, since that is our "big" cleaning days and im usually up and down the stairs 20 times and from one end of the house to another 20 times since my daughter moves everything right after i clean it :)
  • Mom2M_and_O
    Mom2M_and_O Posts: 214 Member
    I do big cleaning (vacuuming/mopping) so rarely :embarassed: and since it's so outside my range of normal daily activities that I most definitely log it!
  • MarandaPanda86
    MarandaPanda86 Posts: 112
    If I am working hard enough to sweat, I log it but usually underestimate the time put in. For instance, if I am deep cleaning the house and I am cleaning for 3-4 hours, I will only log moderate cleaning for maybe 2 hours to account for small breaks or walking around to fetch things. But you definitely burn calories scrubbing!
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