Body Magic

[M Louise H]

Does gardening count towards body magic or does it have to be higher intensity exercise only?

Trying to figure out how I can fit all the exercise I need in to work towards my Gold

 

[xMandyDx]

I'm sure if you're doing a lot of bending and moving it would count. My C says body magic is movement, ANY movement lol

 

[M Louise H]

I don't suppose walking to the fridge counts though, does it?!

 

[hunca]

I don't suppose walking to the fridge counts though, does it?!

Ha ha if only ;-)

 

[Shirleen]

Does gardening count towards body magic or does it have to be higher intensity exercise only?

Trying to figure out how I can fit all the exercise I need in to work towards my Gold

On MFP you can input what you've done and gardening is included to see how many calories are burned, now I know we don't count calories but it's handy to know as then you can judge the level of activity.
BUT!! Each month you need to input the same activities because as you lose weight the calories burned will decrease, and as your level of fitness increases so will the level of activity.

Supposing today walking to the shops burns 200cals (I'm just using random figures to make a point lol), washing the windows burns 100, and vacuuming burns 150. Your levels will go windows/vacuuming/walking with walking as your high intensity, but after a while you can do more, so your walk to the shops may now move down to a moderate level because you've taken up running, your low intensity is now vacuuming.
Does that make sense?

So the answer is yes include your gardening IF you make it an 'active' activity, you know sitting on a chair potting up wouldn't really count lol!

 

[M Louise H]

I'm weeding at the moment (well, not at this moment 'cos I'm sat on my a** typing), so lots of bending up and down going on. I'm still working out to a DVD and using my Wii too but, if I'm being realistic, I may struggle to fit in exercise 5 days a week. Anyway, I'll give it a go!

Thanks for your replies x