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hi ladies,
Go to www.my-calorie-counter.com. There is a whole bunch of calorie burning ideas there, doing laundry is one of them. It has a wide variety of things that spark doesnt have. Check it, you will be amazed.
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AMYS3BLESSINGS
4/24/07 10:54 A
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i had to laugh when i saw the title of the thread - i was just thinking of this yesterday! :)
with five of us in the house (3 under the age of 11) i am constantly doing laundry. if i am going full force at lugging baskets, etc and know i am getting some kind of cardio workout from it, i will log it under the cardio topic of "heavy cleaning". i do the same with scrubbing the tile floor and cleaning the bathtub.
there is also a cardio topic for gardening, so that one can be logged as well.
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TANTRIKYOGI
4/23/07 7:12 A
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I agree!!
Even daily chores like washing n gardening should be included n the calories burned should be reported.
Peace.
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FIVEARROWS
4/23/07 12:23 A
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Kimberly-good point...I'm sure your burning some calories...how many I have no clue but a little is better than none
BTW..your little one is adorable!
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SIX4KICKS4
4/22/07 8:18 P
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LOL...I hear you! I have 6 kids plus mine and my hubbies clothes to do. It seems like it never gets done.
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CHRISTYSMITH
4/22/07 7:51 P
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| The best way to figure it out is wear a HR monitor while you are lugging it up and down and going for your walk.
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Ok, so this may not apply to all of you but as I was dragging 3 baskets full of laundry up and down my stairs today, it occured to me that this should be on
on our list of Cardio Workouts. I mean, think about it. I run around the house gathering up every last bit of dirty clothing I can find and then stuff it into a basket (or 2 or 3) Then I pick up the first basket and carry it down the stairs in my apartment building and out to my car. Then I run back up the stairs and grab the next basket and so on and so on until I have it all loaded up. Then I drive to the laundromat and one by one drag them all inside. I sit and read while it washes and then since I have an hour to wait around while it dries, I decide it's the perfect opportunity to go for a nice brisk walk. I come back, give my self some time to cool down and then it's time to take it out, fold it and drag it all back out to the car. A short drive home and then it's up the stairs one by one until it's all back into my apartment. I wonder how many calories I've burned.
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