Heavy Cleaning

Hey everyone, does Heavy cleaning count has excercise? It is hump day which means I am busting my hump..lol I am climbing flights of stairs with the laundry, bending over scrubbing floors, bath tub etc.. for well over 6 hours Sweatin my booty off. I was hoping it would count for something other then a cleaner house..lol If it does count how many calories did I burn, I don't know how to figure it. Trying to see if I can enter it in my excercise log. Dang it It Should count for some activity because I only do HEAVY cleaning once a week, and then just "picking up" the rest of the week. Blessings and hugs to all you guys! Valarie

i know when our town did a biggest loser thing heavy cleaning counted but i can't remember for how much - sorry! so i would def count it

I have no idea how many calories you burned...sorry. BUT anythng that increases your heart rate...and if you are moving, I would say counts as excersise. I used to belong to a weightloss web site....Ive forgotten the name but we would enter our weight and then check off things on the list we did that day. Then it would calculate the amount of calories burned. The list included things like brushing your teeth, getting dressed. Blow drying your hair, making the bed.... so I would say house cleaning COUNTS!! (Could explain why my housekeeper is so much thinner than I am...LMAO) Becky

It absolutely counts! Try searching for the amount of calories burned here: http://www.calorie-count.com They have an activity calculator that has a ton of activity and how many calories it burns. Donna

Of COURSE it counts! And hey....if you want to burn more calories...come clean my house too! *S* Please????? Pam

GIRL..........YOU ARE WORKIN IT!!!!!!!!! i say YES IT COUNTS!!!!!!!1