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    Had no idea cleaning the house burned so much

    Posts: 62
    edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    So, I don't get a lot of actual exercise at this point, going to try to add it into my day soon. Anyway, I had no idea cleaning house burned so many calories, never even thought to add it into my daily exercise. I decided what the heck and it says three hours of cleaning vigorously burns 700 some calories. Guess I am getting a little bit more exercise than the nothing that I thought I was.

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      thanks for that I didn't know that and haven't added it either. Like you I must be getting more exercise than I thought. I suppose doing the housework must help with the weight loss.:flowerforyou:
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      I am going to have the cleanest house on the block now knowing this
    • Posts: 519 Member
      It doesn't burn near that much. And I wouldn't bother adding living normal life in any exercise log as exercise.
    • Posts: 108
      If you are set on "sedentary" add everything active that you do- be it walking for a long time or cleaning. However, if you are set at "active" make sure you only log if you cleaned for an extended period of time and/or it was moderately tasking.
    • Posts: 62
      I am pretty sedentary, I don't really exercise at all so...I am going to start adding everything extra that I do and def. not eat back those calories.
    • Posts: 332 Member
      It doesn't burn near that much. And I wouldn't bother adding living normal life in any exercise log as exercise.

      It def counts if she is set to sedentry and it outside a normal daily routine. Its probably too high a guess though, I only log half or less of my cleaning time.
    • Posts: 62
      I was only going off of what MFP says it is. I wouldn't doubt it is close though, if you are moving non stop scrubbing floors, running up and down stairs to get laundry, vacuuming etc...I bet it burns off a lot more than you would think
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      I was only going off of what MFP says it is. I wouldn't doubt it is close though, if you are moving non stop scrubbing floors, running up and down stairs to get laundry, vacuuming etc...I bet it burns off a lot more than you would think

      MFP's estimations on calories burned can be extremely off at times. House cleaning is part of your every day life. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have considered it exercise before trying to lose weight, so why do it now? Put some work-out gear on and run, walk, do yoga, lift some weights, go hiking, rock-climbing, play a sport, do a workout video. Do exercise not housework for your exercise.
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