Is housework exercise?
dariadoll
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I work my butt off most days with all the housework, surely there should be an option in the exercise diary for that somewhere?
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and sex !!! im not participating unless i can count the calories burned pmsl !! xx0
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There is an option for housework/cleaning. x0
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LOL somedays, yes for me it is! I have rheumatoid arthritis, somedays even getting out of bed is exercise. I still dont count that tho in my diary, only if i get my exercise clothes on and do something specifically for exercise do i count it.0
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It's under cleaning and you can pick vigorous or light.
There are days where cleaning my house kicks my butt harder then my workout.
I tend to only count it if I am doing an all day clean, (about once a week).0 -
It depends onb what kind of house work...Are you talking about just general cleaning? Sweep/Mop, Dust, Dishes?? I think cleaning a bath tup, the walls is a small calorie burn.. I always sweat when I do it. But I think moving furniture is a bit of a workout and you also use your muscles......0
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there is an option in there, but if it's a daily activity just put it into your lifestyle as either active or lighly active instead of your exercise log.
While cleaning is exercise for some, I personally don't log it because I personally don't break a sweat doing it.0 -
Not if you're a woman
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There are listings in the database for cleaning, meal prep, and a few others...I don't log those things, because I just consider that a part of everyday life, and consider that a part of my normal calorie burn. I wore my HRM a couple times while doing my everyday activities and saw no difference than if I was sitting on my butt.0
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Heck, ya! It's exercise!
But personally I don't log anything but actual exercise I do in my gym. But that's just me. I just count cleaning as an extra bonus!0 -
I work my butt off most days with all the housework, surely there should be an option in the exercise diary for that somewhere?
No. Quit being a sissy and cheating yourself.
Have you ever mopped a whole house???0 -
No it isnt. If housework and food prep (i know that wasnt mentioned) was exercise hardly anyone would be overweight.0
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Someone said on here once, that if it's something you'd be doing regardless of trying to lose weight or get fit- it doesn't really count and you're cheating yourself by logging it.0
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I work my butt off most days with all the housework, surely there should be an option in the exercise diary for that somewhere?
No. Quit being a sissy and cheating yourself.
Quit being rude.0 -
I like to put my earbuds in and dance around the house while cleaning! I try to incorperate some exercise into it. Yes if I go at it for more that 20 minutes straight, and I raise my heartrate I count it.0
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omg did he call her a sissy ??? i have 3 kids and a husband that works outside cleaning up after them and running after my 18 month old is not what i would call sissy work just add to it more we move the more we lose0
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I feel like it is IF you are working up a sweat. So vaccuuming and mopping, yup yup. Dusting something lightly, probably not. Also, if you just spent like 3 hours moving furniture around to clean, heck ya log that!0
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I sure think it is i work as a professional housekeeper and some days i am sweating and huffing and puffin and i am pretty sure moving is moving I don't think it matters what you call it0
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and sex !!! im not participating unless i can count the calories burned pmsl !! xx
lmao love this response!0 -
I count it as exercise if it is more than what I would normally do. (For instance, I don't mop everyday, so if I mopped vigorously, I might count that). But if it is just light housekeeping, I figure that anything I burn is bonus! I look at my more vigorous days at work in the same way. Some days I'm mostly at my desk, other days I'm moving equipment and on my feet a lot (I'm a music specialist in a school, and some days that includes teaching some dance, some days a lot of conducting, etc, so I just look at each activity and day separately).0
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Someone said on here once, that if it's something you'd be doing regardless of trying to lose weight or get fit- it doesn't really count and you're cheating yourself by logging it.
I agree with this. Unless you just started cleaning! If it is something you have always done then, no, your body is used to it.
Just like working, I wouldn't log anything that I do on a daily basis.0
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