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

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.

This, i do a lot of it

Bahaha, I think we all do. It's only human.

Absolutely wrong... I'm sure most people agree that you should log ANY exercise you do. Example: I run around my lake everyday which is 2.4 miles and I do it in usually 17-20 minutes. I burn an average of 250 calories which in my eyes is worth logging. Hope this helps!

I log everything.... if I climb the stairs for 2 minutes... I log it!

I can sometimes only fit in 10/15min at a time but I can sometimes fit that in 4/5 times a day not loging that would be silly it sometimes adds up to 650 or even 800cal ! and some people can only manage 10 min at a time, due to there fitness lvl. because to someone who is fit its ONLY 10 min that dose not apply to everyone !

Tabata style workouts are great!

Prime examples of some short intense workouts:

http://www.bodyrock.tv/
ZWOW workouts on Youtube

Tell that chick to try some of these workouts, and then see if she'll be singing a different song!

I say we make her complete these until she reaches 30 mins... or passes out. Whichever comes first.

She has obviously never done a HIIT workout! She doesn't know her *kitten* from a hole in the ground.

I walk on my breaks and my lunch, 15-min. for breaks and 30 for my lunch...like a brisk walk, and I log each of them seperately, I wear my HRM....and just because it isn't 30 minutes at 1 time doesn't mean it doesn't count:)

Opinions are like butt-holes though and everybody has one. Even me. LOL. :laugh:

EVerytime I hear that joke, I crack up for a much different reason. My former boyfriend (and still a good buddy) has no *kitten*. He has a very bad case of Crohn's Disease and lost the *kitten* along with his colon and most of his intestines. (he also has a very wicked sense of humor about the disease and the hell his body has been through).

If I did it- I log it! Don't care if it was only 5 minutes!

Amen! Every little bit counts!!!

I don't log anything less than 6 hours of cardio.

HAHAHA says the person with the IronMan handle. That is awesome

What's really going to suck is when I break the 6 hour mark for a Half Ironman... then I won't be able to log them anymore, just the fulls.

Well that is going to suck. I am not sure what to tell you other then keep plugging away, you will get a good burn that you can log yet.

I just did my second half and have been eyeballing a 70.3 any suggestions on training for one?

I do log the cleaning that I do. My husband and I pick up after ourselves as our day goes along. I don't log that cleaning but when I do my dishes and run my vacuum and wash windows and such I do log it because it is not part of my normal daily routine. I don't have to do dishes much because my husband works at a diner and he cooks our food there, it's just so much easier than trying to eat when he gets home. Our breakfast dishes are cleaned every morning but I don't log that either.

I also do my friends dishes and such when my husband and I eat at their house. That is something I do once a week and I burn calories when I do it because I start to sweat.

My job is very active so I have set my rate at a slightly lower than what it is. I log everything I do other than like moving around my house and such because I want to make sure that I am eating enough to sustain my body. I know what my BMR and AMR is and I adapt to it and how much I am active through the day.

When you log everything you eat and factor in what rate you set whether active or sedentary or somewhere in the middle, you know what to log for exercise and what not to log.

It definitely counts! I've read published articles on this topic. Ten minutes here, 15 minutes there...it all adds up!

My sentiments exactly... It's easier to start out in 15 minutes bursts to get back in the swing of exercising than 30+ minute chunks!! Not all of us have that kinda time.

I walk my dogs 10 - 15 minutes, twice a day. I have personally chosen not to log this for a few reasons - 1) I've been doing that all along, so it's not really an extra effort towards my weight loss goals 2) they are little dogs and they stop to sniff every 5 feet, making it a rather unproductive walk in terms of calorie burn or even resistance training (you big dog owners know what I mean there LOL) and 3) Since logging isn't always exact unless I whip out a food scale (and I sure can't be bothered to) I figure those calories I ignored burning will counter any I may have mis-logged.

Now, that being said, I don't think it's wrong at all to log the small things. At all. I just have chosen not to. This is a personal journey. You're putting in the effort, you're calling the shots. Us mere strangers in cyber-land can offer advice and support, but not boss you around. In terms of your own journey, you're the only one whose opinion matters.

I wouldn't log 10 minutes of walking. But 10 minutes of moderate or high intensity cardio should be logged.

You better believe I am about to log my 20 minutes of Insanity that I just did...didn't have time for the whole 40...but Im a hot mess all the same-lol