Do you count?

MammaC66
MammaC66 Posts: 120 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Just wondering who counts doing extra chores such as cleaning out closets, washing windows, gardening, etc. exercise?

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  • lizzie1030
    lizzie1030 Posts: 60
    I sometimes count housework or chores if I am doing it nonstop for an hour and I can keep moving, up and down the stairs with laundry, vacuuming, organizing closets. I time myself and make sure I don't stop. It's a good workout and I also get a lot done if I say I am going to keep going for an hour. I also counted when I shoveled the snow out of our driveway...that was a workout.
  • iuew
    iuew Posts: 624 Member
    i count mowing the yard and other activities that i don't do regularly. if i do it regularly, i count it as part of my base rate.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Not really, no. Well, chopping wood, yes. Dusting, no.
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    I count it. I've seen people have hissy fits, saying "I'll defriend anyone counts cleaning as exercise." Whatever. To each his own.

    Personally, I log hissy fits as exercise too!
    :wink:
  • UrbanRunner81
    UrbanRunner81 Posts: 1,207 Member
    i count mowing the yard and other activities that i don't do regularly. if i do it regularly, i count it as part of my base rate.

    ^^^ agreed!
  • SofaKingRad
    SofaKingRad Posts: 1,592 Member
    I wouldn't count those unless you live a very sedentary lifestyle.
  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,292 Member
    i do if i put in a good effort, but i am rarely that driven...

    (exercise i put in effort, cleaning i try and get away with minimal...)
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    nope
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    I don't count it unless my heart rate gets very high or I get very sweaty or am moving around really fast.
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    I have my activity level set as sedentary and my calories for my RMR so yes....I log it all as activity.
  • LemonSnap
    LemonSnap Posts: 186 Member
    I count lawn mowing. Our lawn areas are large and steep so I do work up a sweat pushing the mower uphill.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    I log gardening occasionally if I am doing heavy stuff like digging or cutting hedges as it is outside my normal activities, causes me to sweat and hurts the next day. :flowerforyou:
  • mmklinemm
    mmklinemm Posts: 58 Member
    I don't. I figure those kinds of things are just a part of life. I'd be doing them anyway, whether I was trying to be more fit or not.
  • Nikki_42
    Nikki_42 Posts: 298 Member
    I wouldn't count those unless you live a very sedentary lifestyle.

    Agreed. I never count housework/cleaning.
  • FloodlitWorld
    FloodlitWorld Posts: 22
    I count getting out of bed in the morning as a sit-up.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    Everyday cleaning, no. I'm a SAHM of 3 children (one in school), so there is always something to clean in my house- I have my activity level set to light active. Now if I'm doing my big Spring cleaning or shoveling snow- I'll count that with a HRM.
  • samf36
    samf36 Posts: 369 Member
    I count it. I've seen people have hissy fits, saying "I'll defriend anyone counts cleaning as exercise." Whatever. To each his own.

    Personally, I log hissy fits as exercise too!
    :wink:

    How many calories could I count on from throwing hissy fits? ; )
  • SavCal71
    SavCal71 Posts: 350 Member
    If it isn't either 1) actually intended to be done as exercise or 2) extremely unusual in duration or effort, then no.

    So, cleaning the house, weeding the garden - no. Digging up flowerbeds for 3 hours, or walking through Carlsbad Caverns - yes.
  • Beccababe01
    Beccababe01 Posts: 41
    I count getting out of bed in the morning as a sit-up.

    LOL that made me laugh! Thanks for that . :)
  • rahonda28
    rahonda28 Posts: 43
    I almost always do but I log what I do at work also because it motivates me to do something or Id sit in front of the TV all day and do nothing this way I get up and do something
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
    Just wondering who counts doing extra chores such as cleaning out closets, washing windows, gardening, etc. exercise?

    Extra chores, yes. Everyday chores, only if I'm feeling ROTTEN and need the extra incentive to push myself.
  • mopedgirl007
    mopedgirl007 Posts: 94 Member
    Not everyday chores like the dishes or laundry. I do count more extensive projects that involve moving furniture or when I clean out and rearrange my closet. If I work up a sweat I count it, but I usually cut the time in half, better safe than sorry.

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