"If it's less than 30 minutes, don't log it."

kater8er
kater8er Posts: 364 Member
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
I have recently come across an MFP who complains heavily about people who log less than 30 minutes of exercise as exercise. In her opinion, you only log it if you've burned 10 cals/minute for at least 30 minutes...So nothing less than 300, nothing less than 30 minutes...I thought this was a bit crazy, but does anyone else feel like this?
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  • digitalsteel
    digitalsteel Posts: 374 Member
    Who made them boss of your tracker?
  • natersmama
    natersmama Posts: 157
    heck yea thats crazy. it you did it then log it. you're body doesn't say it didn't count bc it wasn't 30 mins.
  • Ghewlett
    Ghewlett Posts: 22 Member
    no way - every little counts as far as I'm concerned & I log pretty much everything!
  • princesscookiepops
    princesscookiepops Posts: 22
    I look at it like this , every minute counts. It keeps me moving.
  • Dootzy1
    Dootzy1 Posts: 2,343 Member
    It's your site, you are free to use it in any way that best suits you!!!! No worries!!!!
  • thepetiterunner
    thepetiterunner Posts: 1,238 Member
    I don't have a "minimum" number of minutes to log. And for some of us, 300 is a pretty significant number of calories. It sometimes takes me close to an hour to burn that much because I'm small.


    Everyone has their own system, I just wouldn't be subscribing to that one, personally.
  • PoleBoy
    PoleBoy Posts: 255 Member
    as long as you don't log any snack less than 300 kcals it all works out in the end....
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    I think that's silly. HIIT workouts like the Tabata method is often as short as 4 minutes, yet you burn a lot of calories, and they're very effective for weight loss and endurance training. If this person's logic applies, then we shouldn't log bites we take that aren't part of a full meal, yes?

    Edited: burn a lot of* calories.
  • mstaser
    mstaser Posts: 657 Member
    Depends on the workout. I know I can work out hard for 15-20 minutes and burn 300+cals.
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    This is YOUR journey, you make the rules. Sometime I only have time for a quick yoga session, but if I'm using it for exercise, I count it! Every minute counts even if it's only 10!
  • candisrn
    candisrn Posts: 9
    I do what I can as far as the exercise goes. I count it if I did it. Every little bit helps.
  • memcd911
    memcd911 Posts: 230 Member
    I disagree... my arm/shoulder/chest weight session was a quickie last night. I still logged it, b/c I'm still proud of myself for fitting something in instead of letting everything else I had to do become my excuse for slacking off.

    Use YOUR MFP page the way YOU see fit.


    On a side note, I do get a little annoyed by people who only log things like cleaning... daily. But I just shake my head and keep moving. To each their own.
  • kd_mazur
    kd_mazur Posts: 569 Member
    sometimes 30 mins of exercise is all I am going to fit in for the day. That being said, I only log gym time and walking/running outside. I don't usually log cleaning, gardening, etc even though I am still burning while I do these things...I just think of them as a bonus
  • InkedBeauty89
    InkedBeauty89 Posts: 114 Member
    I log everything. For me, so that i can look back and see how much ive done each day. It shouldnt matter what anyone else says anyway....its your journal to log what you please.
  • lorierin22
    lorierin22 Posts: 432 Member
    All I can get in some days is the 30 day shred...and you better believe if I let Jillian kick my butt for 20 minutes (and roughly 200 calories) that I am going to log it!! :happy:
  • kater8er
    kater8er Posts: 364 Member
    Oh believe me, I still log it...I'm often over her 30 minute rule, but I do a lot of yoga so it's often not a 10 cal/minute thing. She posted something on her profile about it, and a lot of people agreed w/her, reading the thread, so I was just wondering if this was her crazy MFPs, or if this was an unwritten "how to get fit" rule that she was just sharing.
  • jerlynsch
    jerlynsch Posts: 6 Member
    I'm going to a dietician and she said always walk at least 15 minutes a day...If you can do more, then great but everyday exercise 15 minutes...so if it's the weekend and that is all I want or can do that day....I log it...If I don't, I won't remember and she won't see that I put forth some effort on the weekend ;)
  • kirstenleo
    kirstenleo Posts: 23 Member
    It definitely counts! I've read published articles on this topic. Ten minutes here, 15 minutes there...it all adds up!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    A 20 minute cardio workout is enough to see significant health benefits. I think you need to ignore that person's advice and do what you know is right for you.
  • SenoraMacias
    SenoraMacias Posts: 305 Member
    I usually don't log less than 30 because my goal is at least 30 a day. Anything less than that (a 15 minute walk around the building at lunch) I just see as a bonus.
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    Whatever floats her boat. I have a workout that is 20 minutes and it kicks my *kitten*. I sweat like a pig and I am exhausted by the end. It burns a little over 200 calories. That's plenty enough for me to log.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Yesterday, I took the dog for a one mile brisk walk, and went for a two mile run. Total time, about 30 minutes. Calories burned, under 300. I logged it and ate every calorie. Plus one for good measure.
  • stacymama5
    stacymama5 Posts: 391 Member
    To each his own but I'm going to log whatever I want to log. Lots of times I walk to lunch and even though it may only be 10 minutes, you better beleive I'm going to log it.
  • WalkingGirl1985
    WalkingGirl1985 Posts: 2,046 Member
    I find myself walking 10 minutes a day of going to and from places. I need those 60 calories. You could be short at the end when logging all meals and snacks and a few calories is all you could need to be under. It counts.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I have recently come across an MFP who complains heavily about people who log less than 30 minutes of exercise as exercise. In her opinion, you only log it if you've burned 10 cals/minute for at least 30 minutes...So nothing less than 300, nothing less than 30 minutes...I thought this was a bit crazy, but does anyone else feel like this?

    No. It IS crazy.
  • maryduggins
    maryduggins Posts: 219 Member
    Absolutely log it! (: Not only does it count (300 is a lot of calories! (: ... I only get 1,200 per day) but it's nice to see - written on the computer screen - that you went out and did something!(: Even if I only push a stroller for 10 minutes I still log it(:
  • autumnlorilee
    autumnlorilee Posts: 1
    I think that every minute counts when you are trying to lose weight. I know that if I am evening doing house cleaning (i.e. moving furniture and breaking into a sweat) I write it down. Everything we do during the day helps us burn calories so it shouldn't matter how long it was done for.
  • abnerner
    abnerner Posts: 452 Member
    People need to stop judging others for what they track.
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Exercise can be done all at once, or intermittently throughout the day. Do what works for you.

    Either way, you are taking steps towarsd good health and weight management.
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    That makes absolutely no sense!
    I mean, I don't log walking for 5-10 minutes at a time when it's part of my daily activity, but if I take a 20 minute walk for the sole purpose of exercise then I'm logging it! It's not like our bodies have a timer for what counts and what doesn't.
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