who logs house cleaning for exercise?

I have done a couple of times. Once when I wore a HRM so I knew exactly how many calories I expended, and once because I had spent 5 hours bailing water out of my kitchen and that was definitely exercise.

I don't normally, mostly because I don't spend enough time doing housework for it to be an issue.

i have two children thats all i have time to do sometimes so i do since my activity level is at seditary i log it as long as it takes at least 30 min or more i do not log the usual daily cleaning which is done about 10 min here and there but if i didnt log it i wud have to change my activity level to lightly active to active because im constantly cleaning and wrestling with my children(which i dnt log but i bet i burn quite a bit ther)lol

I do for when I do my heavy cleaning. I'm pretty lazy and hate cleaning, so I usually save it all up for the weekends and end up spending a few hours scrubbing and carrying stuff up and down the stairs, etc. I usually log half the time (half the calories burned) so I don't overestimate. I don't log simple stuff like doing dishes, laundry, or picking up stuff around the house that I actually do during the week. Cleaning usually ends up being a huge task for me since I do it all at once instead of spreading it out through the week.

I also have my activity level set as sedentary - so I typically log anything that is outside of my normal 8-5 desk job, but I try to log conservatively.

I log ANYTHING thats outside the norm. So if I clean more in that day than I have been in a while I will log it.

Nope, only log my workouts!!

Absolutely I log everything that get's my heart rate up even "special cardio!"

Hey it's all exercise and it all counts just like all the food counts!

Cheers

I don't. I feel like that is something that would fall under "normal daily activity"

Cleaning is definitely not "normal daily activity" round here. It's on a strictly "actually, I need to do something as I can't see the floor or sit on any of the sofas" basis.

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:

Neither do I.
It's actually hard not to post something like "you gotta be kidding me"

I log it if it's something out of the ordinary and I feel like my heart rate increased. For instance, I clean my house regularly but I also go once a week and clean my mom's, so I would log cleaning her house because it's not my regular, daily activity.

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:

Neither do I.
It's actually hard not to post something like "you gotta be kidding me"

i'm glad we're friends.

i love the ppl that add "food preperation" to their exercise diary too.

For the sake of playing devil's advocate, how do you know when someone logs cleaning that is what they are actually doing? Just because cleaning to you means wafting around with a feather duster doesn't mean that is what someone else has done. As I said earlier, I logged 2 HOURS of cleaning after spending 5 HOURS heavy lifting and bailing out my kitchen. I probably burned 1000 cals, I logged about 200. Funnily enough MFP doesn't have a "your house has flooded so get everything off the floor asap and then spend hours bailing water out" as a setting, so I logged it as housework. I would delete any friend off my list who would roll their eyes at that.

Like I log "dog walking" frequently, because it's a good walking speed, but I don't actually have (nor want) a dog, it's just a good way to log long walks. Just because someone logs something as something, that doesn't mean they have actually done that thing, just that they have burned a comparable no. of calories.

Another example. I sing. Tomorrow I have a 3 hour rehearsal, followed by a break, then a 2.5 hour concert. Standing and singing burns a lot of calories, it is a very physical activity, but one that isn't listed on MFP, so I usually log it as playing guitar (which I don't). If I didn't log it, I would be seriously underestimating my calorie allowance for the day and probably pass out during the performance.

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:

Neither do I.
It's actually hard not to post something like "you gotta be kidding me"

i'm glad we're friends.

i love the ppl that add "food preperation" to their exercise diary too.

Food Prep???? Seriously??

That seems a bit extreme....unless they are going out to wrestle and kill the chicken or cow first!

I don't log anything that is part of my regular routine. While I don't vigorous clean daily, it is part of weekly routine. Beside I figure the housework didn't stop me from gaining weight so it probably isn't going to help me lose it either.

Me too....well said!

I also wore a bodymedia fit and learned that i my 20 minutes of super cleaning I burned more calories then in my 30 minute zumba class so heck yea I log it! I don't log like my daily stuff - I mean the big cleaning each week.

Also when I set my caloric intake I put myself probably a tiny bit less then I actually burn - like it gives me 1750 calories to burn 1.5 lbs a week (750 calorie deficit) and since I wore my bodymedia fit I know I probably could do a bit more then that - but I did it and figured I'd log most of my activities. If I went higher maybe I wouldn't so much?

Anyway - either way - yep - when it comes to the big weekly cleaning I sure do log it!

i'm logging it because i clean in an old peoples home for 5.5 hours a day at weekends