Painting?

raingirl32
raingirl32 Posts: 37 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Any idea how I should log painting? I was painting the master bedroom for 4 hours today. Obviously not super insane physical activity, but I did break a sweat and got the heart pumping most of the time. I was thinking of using "cleaning" as it's about the same.

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  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    When I painted my daughter's bedroom the other day I wore a heart rate monitor (HRM) and made up my own exercise for it.

    Do you have an HRM? How long were you painting?
  • raingirl32
    raingirl32 Posts: 37 Member
    No, don't have a HRM. I was painting from about 12 noon till 4 PM, solid. And I get to do the second coat tomorrow! Yay!!
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    I wouldn't, but that's just me.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    "Cleaning" is probably OK. I'd log about half the time you actually spent to account for breaks, etc.
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    I painted my Den two weeks ago and this thought never even occurred to me. It's just part of daily activities, isn't it? I don't consider this exercise. If I get some aerobic benefit from it, or burn a couple extra calories, it's a bonus.

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