Would your housework qualify as exercise?

[Anonymous]

Do you take care of enough daily chores around the house for it to be considered a substitute of or significant part of a workout?

[Anonymous]

For example cleaning floors, gardening etc

[Anonymous]

Yes, that’s why cleaning hotel rooms is an Olympic sport.

[Anonymous]

No not at all.

[Anonymous]

It counts as movement not exercise.

[Anonymous]

Definitely not daily. Maybe one day a week it could replace my workout but even then it's a stretch.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Not even close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It counts as movement not exercise.

+1 Better than being sedentary for sure, but not particularly vigorous.

[Anonymous]

No way

[Anonymous]

It is not a substitute for working out with weights and doing progressive overload, etc. It falls under NEAT- non exercise activity thermogenesis which is how we actually expend most of our calories. Essentially, yes, moving around cleaning is better than sitting sedentary, but it is NOT, for anyone, a substitute for dedicated weight lifting and you wouldn’t get the same benefits.

[Anonymous]

Things like vacuuming cars and cleaning ceiling fans use different muscles than you're used to so that feels pretty good.

[Anonymous]

Not even close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely not daily. Maybe one day a week it could replace my workout but even then it's a stretch.

No pun intended right?!

[Anonymous]

Only the days I'm fighting with leaves for two hours.