Silly exercise

cwalsh1989
cwalsh1989 Posts: 10 Member
edited December 22 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi MFP!

I just want to see if this is just me.....but I laugh a lot and get really annoyed at the same time when people add stupid 'exercise' to their day, to get more calories. Like 'food preparation'...this is just part of daily life surely? It especially annoys me when they hen moan they are not losing weight.

I feel like people are a bit disillusioned! Just because it’s in the database doesn't mean it’s viable exercise! A bit of common sense is needed I feel.

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  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    I find people who are so busy minding everyone elses business and not their own to be even more annoying. If it makes the person feel better then who cares?
  • richx83
    richx83 Posts: 334 Member
    whatever do you mean, brushing my teeth is perfectly valid exercise lol :laugh:
  • BeccaJane_x_
    BeccaJane_x_ Posts: 34 Member
    I totally agree!

    I think some of the calorie estimations for certain exercises are a bit far fetched. For example walking, the calories for this seem to be massively over exaggerated?!

    Does anybody on here know if they are actually accurate? I know it depends on weight etc.

    Thanks!
  • KailaJordan
    KailaJordan Posts: 35
    it really bugs me when i see people at the gym sat on a machine on their phone, or not carrying out exercises properly. not only are they hogging their machines, but why bother paying £30 to go to a gym and sit on your *kitten*/not try hard?! grrrr.
  • BeccaJane_x_
    BeccaJane_x_ Posts: 34 Member
    Victoria, I find people who post a reply in a forum just to be a b*tch very annoying too. :)
  • kayx199189
    kayx199189 Posts: 42 Member
    Victoria couldnt of put it better myself
  • 13pointUNO
    13pointUNO Posts: 51
    If it doesn't affect your day, who gives a ****???
  • kayx199189
    kayx199189 Posts: 42 Member
    MFP is a place to support each other, not slag someones workout out no matter what it is, tbh your post is the *****y one
  • cwalsh1989
    cwalsh1989 Posts: 10 Member
    Victoria, if they then moan about not loosing weight they need to realise that this sort of thing is not helping. I am quite open to people making me see differently on this, but not in such a 'catty' way.

    Kaila, totally agree! I think people think if they are just in the gym they are loosing calories. Even when not doing anything. Lol bless 'em!
  • BeccaJane_x_
    BeccaJane_x_ Posts: 34 Member
    kay, 'food preparation' is not a 'workout'.... which is the whole point of this thread. Charlotte wasn't slagging anyone off, just trying to make the point that some of the exercise calories on here are a bit exaggerated & it is a tad annoying when people add these supposed exercises on here and then moan when they don't lose weight... perfectly valid imo!
  • b1505
    b1505 Posts: 102 Member
    Most stupid post ever....to people who are already active then yes cooking might not appear to be exercise but to somebody who leads a completely sedentary lifestyle - ordering takeaways instead of cooking for example then it's not part of normal everyday life for them so the hour or two they spend cooking is burning more calories than they would usually.

    Hate how so many people post b*tching about what people do. This is a community for support not to slag each other off.
  • freeli
    freeli Posts: 43
    Most stupid post ever....to people who are already active then yes cooking might not appear to be exercise but to somebody who leads a completely sedentary lifestyle - ordering takeaways instead of cooking for example then it's not part of normal everyday life for them so the hour or two they spend cooking is burning more calories than they would usually.

    Hate how so many people post b*tching about what people do. This is a community for support not to slag each other off.

    Well said b1505, i totally agree!
  • cwalsh1989
    cwalsh1989 Posts: 10 Member
    Oh jees.

    Support yes, but people also need help in realising things are not going to help, that is support, otherwise how are they going to get anywhere?

    Ill be deleting this thread, people get way too offended
  • lemmyhead
    lemmyhead Posts: 116 Member
    Each to their own really as to what counts as exercise in their own life...maybe they're so unfit that preparing food really is a workout? I hope that is not the case.

    Personally, I like to remind myself of this saying whenever I am at the gym:
    "If you still look cute at the end of your workout, you didn't train hard enough!" always makes me push for that last KM on the treadmill!

    http://pinterest.com/pin/129689664239036602/ - as seen on pinterest etc.
  • sim207
    sim207 Posts: 6 Member
    I totally agree!

    I think some of the calorie estimations for certain exercises are a bit far fetched. For example walking, the calories for this seem to be massively over exaggerated?!

    Does anybody on here know if they are actually accurate? I know it depends on weight etc.

    Thanks!

    I walked for 53 minutes this morning at just under 3mph (20:29 minutes per mile).
    Fitbit gave me 424 calories
    iphone app would give me 439 calories
    MFP would give me 398 calories

    All seem pretty close (all 3 know my weight etc) - whether they are accurate is a different matter (I was not wearing my HRM at the time).
  • kayx199189
    kayx199189 Posts: 42 Member
    I personally dont do it but somedays I spend 20mins cooking and others I spend 2 hours so I can understand why some ppl might do it, its just not nice for the ppl who do it to read this and its just belittling them in a place where they need support
  • em435
    em435 Posts: 210 Member
    Lets not get catty...

    Calories in vs. calories out. Simples
    I still got fat playing university hockey, dancing, cleaning my house, mowing the lawn, gardening, walking 2miles every day.............................

    None of it mattered until I started eating the right amount to fuel my body properly so yes, I log cleaning, yes I log walking, yes occasionally I even log food preparation because just like any other activity, it burns calories!! (And sometimes, I log it because I need the motivation that day)

    I wouldn't trust the calorie burn estimates on MFP though - I wear a hrm and trust me I burn a heck of a lot gardening (300+ per hour) but hardly anything when walking.
  • cwalsh1989
    cwalsh1989 Posts: 10 Member
    Anyone know how to delete a thread?????
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    Do these same people put down "had a shower", "went for a dump"? I mean come on. Exercise is exercise, daily activities are not.
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    Oh jees.

    Support yes, but people also need help in realising things are not going to help, that is support, otherwise how are they going to get anywhere?

    Ill be deleting this thread, people get way too offended

    So far..I agree with you. But, there is no helping some people.
  • ElementalEscapee
    ElementalEscapee Posts: 552 Member
    This thread is cute.
  • em435
    em435 Posts: 210 Member
    Anyone know how to delete a thread?????

    You can't.

    Word of advice: don't start a thread if you're not prepared for the backlash. MFP forums are great in general but people aren't terribly polite
  • ednawhatnot
    ednawhatnot Posts: 93 Member
    I think it depends what your normal daily routine is.
    For me, the odd bit of dusting, washing up etc doesn't get logged but if it's raining outside and I opt to spend time changing the beds, climbing ladders to rehang curtains, rearranging furniture, clearing out cupboards etc instead of going for a walk, I'm going to log it as cleaning.
    Same with cooking - I wouldn't log the amount I spend cooking on an average day but occasionally I get asked to help friends out with food for functions, which can involve being on my feet all day and clocking up hundreds of short journeys across the kitchen. It's not somethiing I do as part of my normal routine so that woud go on there.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Depends, on your size and fitness level. If you are sedentary and morbidly obese or you have health issues even simple everyday tasks can be exhausting. Climbing the stairs can leave people sweating and gasping for breath so anything they do extra to what they were doing before is fair logging in my opinion. As they get fitter and do these things on a daily basis they will drop them off as excersise and log other things.

    Everyones journey is different and I think we should just support anyone who is making any changes to get fitter/healthier. After all isn't that what this site is about ?
  • MouseFood
    MouseFood Posts: 169 Member
    The calories for walking are pretty accurate.
  • stephl21uk
    stephl21uk Posts: 123 Member
    I have people on my friends that log everything!! I'm surprised the don't log walking to the loo!! Then eat the cals back or most of them and wonder why they are stuck in a plateau, I agree with walking being too much cals unless I get in to a sweat I don't log it! I try to walk to my sons school 3miles away on an afternoon, majority of it is up hill and I push my 2yr old in a pram so I log that but I don't log the 20mins of walking I do taking to school on buses on a morning as I walk slow!! People log walking round a supermarket for 2 hrs as exercise!! Why!!! It's not as if you're rushing around walking as fast as you can! Ur walking slowly loOking at all the food and probably spend more time stood looking at food instead of walking!! I personally log cleaning because I clean all my floors by hand and do so on a daily basis but I only log around 20-40 mind of light cleaning and I do not eat those cals back !! To me It just looks as tho people cheat extra cals for them self so they don't have to earn them Properly. People also just take MFP word on what they should be eating as correct for example: MFP says you should eat 105 carbs a day and 40g of fat you log 2hrs of walking round a supermarket and 1hr of cleaning so MFP ups your carbs to 210g and fat 75g and the people eat them or close to it but are you honestly burning it off ARE YOU HELL and people congratulate them for it????? I'm not purfect and I don't know 'everything' and people would have a tight winge about my diary being unhealthy (especially this week! Quite a few binges) but it really annoys the hell our of me......rant over :0)
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    Try telling my partner that 'food preparation' doesn't burn significant calories...He works 9 hours a day in a busy kitchen, he's lost 30lbs since he started working even eating crap for the most part.

    I'm a hairdresser, people would say logging my job is irrelevant but I'm on my feet 10 hours a day being very busy.

    Neither of us log as we're set to an active lifestyle but I can see why people who live a sedentary lifestyle might log. It doesn't seem like hard work to you but if you weigh 300lbs+ (for example) being on your feet for 20 - 30 minutes would burn significantly more calories than you or I.
  • kayx199189
    kayx199189 Posts: 42 Member
    I have friends that log things like food prep and there doing really well in their diets and are nearly at there goal, so I guess it doesnt go for everyone, after all diet is the main factor while dieting so aslong as someones eating clean a few cals in food prep doesnt really matter
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Just wanted to add: No excercise is "Silly"
  • kayx199189
    kayx199189 Posts: 42 Member
    Just wanted to add: No excercise is "Silly"

    Thats my problem with this post I know everyones entitled to there opinion but theres a way to put things
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