I sure as heck do...I sweat tons as I clean and do laundry! It is movement so I tally that as well!
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I am disabled so any walking at all is exercise and good for me,My apartment is on one level because I can not walk up an d down steps, therefore I am praying that within sparkpeople I will get better mobility.
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Only when I do really heavy cleaning to the point that I'm sweating.
It depends on the housework, but to me, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, etc. definitely count as exercise.
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I count housework for two reasons, im starting this program after 5 years of being almost sedentary due to disabilities and any little bit counts for me right now. I also count it because I am burning calories and I like to see the numbers it makes me feel more motivated to keep on going!!!
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5/8/13 2:35 P
Yes If I get a sweat going it is a work-out and should count
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I sure do...I normally do all of my cleaning on the weekend and I spend quite a few hours at it. Always rearranging and shampooing my carpets etc
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5/8/13 1:36 P
No I do not
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When i can't workout i count house cleaning.
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5/8/13 1:25 P
No, that's just more calories out that I have in mind.
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5/8/13 10:32 A
No, just an added bonus for getting fit
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5/8/13 9:35 A
Just the time for vacuuming. :-)
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5/8/13 6:35 A
Sometimes depending on what I'm doing--scrubbing floors, vacuuming rugs, hanging clothes. When I iron clothes or wash dishes I use that time to meditate or gather my thoughts.
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No
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Definitely!!
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No.
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I do. Mainly because I do so much of it!! I am constantly cleaning bedrooms and vacuuming. If I do more than 30mins of cleaning then I consider it as "exercise"...if its any less, then its just regular cleaning.
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ISIS03
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4/28/13 4:06 P
If you break a sweat, I say Yes!
There is no such thing as 'I can't', I will always have a choice!~
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4/28/13 3:59 P
absolutely!
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Made it, this time to my goal of 72K but reset it 70k to let me go up or down. I will be very happy to stay between the two.
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I usually do count it but I will underestimate the time that I have done it for because I don't see it as cardio exercise. But that doesn't mean that I don't believe you can't break a sweat! Cleaning the shower is a killer, and i always break a massive sweat doing that!
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SPERRIN2012
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4/27/13 8:12 A
Only if I break a sweat.
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Oh absolutely. I live in a two story home with a basement and the laundry washer and dryer are in the basement so I can break a sweat hauling loads up and down the stairs. Vacuuming and mopping and sweeping are great workouts for your arms. Plus, seeing the calories you can burn, no matter the tiny number, can be a big boost.
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I do, as well as feeding animals, anything my fitbit one records
i CAN And will do this in spite of any obstruction be it man or beast or, friend or foe vietnam12veteran@gmail.com
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what's housework?
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No.
"Excellence is but for the few."
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No
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i also love einsteen and the way he got his ideas I love to travel on the spur of the moment and i love portland oregon, hawaii. I enjoy all forms of art and the galleries
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4/25/13 11:28 P
yes because I get to sweating just as hard as working out
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4/25/13 10:49 P
This is a great question. I know for me, its effort to just wash the dishes, but I am working up to doing housework regularly. I am doing Twinges Plus at the Y - it is one level up from joint class. I don;t know how to count that - but I am counting it as water aerobics. I do 70 minutes a day. So I don't feel it is necessary to count the housework, which I do in 10 minute segments.
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No way Giuseppi.
"Excellence is but for the few."
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yes
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I would only be fooling myself.
"Excellence is but for the few."
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4/22/13 11:28 A
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4/22/13 11:24 A
Only when I break a sweat and spend more than an hour doing it.
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Summer's not over yet! There's still plenty of time to tone up and bust out that swimsuit for one last hurrah. Get results in just 15 minutes per week with this plan--no excuses!
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