Road cycling = vacuuming
11-08-07, 05:57 PM
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Road cycling = vacuuming
At least according to my health insurance provider.
I just took my health assessment (you get a discount for doing it; 305/345 for those keeping score at home) and among the questions they ask about quantity of vigorous exercise (running, etc) and moderate exercise like gardening, vacuuming, bicycling. So I've decided that my next trainer will be a Hoover. Should get me more watts anyway.
All that education and 12 digit annual profits...
I just took my health assessment (you get a discount for doing it; 305/345 for those keeping score at home) and among the questions they ask about quantity of vigorous exercise (running, etc) and moderate exercise like gardening, vacuuming, bicycling. So I've decided that my next trainer will be a Hoover. Should get me more watts anyway.
All that education and 12 digit annual profits...
11-08-07, 06:00 PM
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Perhaps it's listed as moderate exercise in order to offset the potential hazards of cycling on the road?
11-08-07, 06:06 PM
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Maybe we've all been vacuuming wrong.
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11-08-07, 06:09 PM
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It's because the assumption is that this what we do when we go for a (5 mile) ride:
Not that I think there's anything wrong with that, but it's certainly not taking into account that many people put in over 10 hours of saddle time during the average weekend.
Not that I think there's anything wrong with that, but it's certainly not taking into account that many people put in over 10 hours of saddle time during the average weekend.
11-08-07, 06:09 PM
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Bet they do hte same for swimming, though perhaps with an upgrade if one is in a competitive program.
11-08-07, 06:18 PM
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Yeah, but I can dial my vacuum cleaner to 400 watts.
11-08-07, 06:29 PM
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Gardening can be pretty intense. Back in my early 20s I gardened a fair amount. A good Saturday meant 3 loads, read 3 tons of Manure loaded into the truck by hand and unloaded the same way. Tilled in with a rototiller. Hard work. But I doubt many Garden that way. My mom still has the house and the soil treated that way for a few years is still pretty nice.
11-08-07, 06:30 PM
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Yeah, but I can dial my vacuum cleaner to 400 watts.
11-08-07, 06:33 PM
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6.3 kilowatts. 353 cfm Ready to roll.
https://pa.nilfisk-advance.com/ProductDetail.aspx?m=130
5WSL Specifications
Voltage @ 60 Hz. volts 200-240/440-480
Type of Power/Number of phases 3
Power KW 6.3
Current Draw/Amps 25.5/12.5
Waterlift, max. inches H2O 145
Airflow, max. cfm 353
https://pa.nilfisk-advance.com/ProductDetail.aspx?m=130
5WSL Specifications
Voltage @ 60 Hz. volts 200-240/440-480
Type of Power/Number of phases 3
Power KW 6.3
Current Draw/Amps 25.5/12.5
Waterlift, max. inches H2O 145
Airflow, max. cfm 353
11-08-07, 09:17 PM
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This thread has reminded me my vacuum cleaner needs a rear derailleur adjustment.
11-09-07, 05:44 AM
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When I hurt my neck, my doctor told me I couldn't ride my bike. He also told me I wasn't permitted to use the vacuum cleaner.
I rode my bike, anyway.
I rode my bike, anyway.
11-09-07, 06:12 AM
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Whenever I dial my bike up to 11, the vacuum I leave behind is spotless
11-09-07, 07:31 AM
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I'd consider the type of bicycling we do to be more akin to "running" than "bicycling" in that survey. They're thinking you're going for a liesurely 1 mile pedal around the sub division with flowers in your basket. I'd say if your bike has a kick stand then you're probably "bicycling" and if it doesn't you're probably "running", at least as it relates to the level of exercise in that survey.
11-09-07, 08:31 AM
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Vacuuming sucks.
11-09-07, 09:08 AM
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Gardening can be pretty intense. Back in my early 20s I gardened a fair amount. A good Saturday meant 3 loads, read 3 tons of Manure loaded into the truck by hand and unloaded the same way. Tilled in with a rototiller. Hard work. But I doubt many Garden that way. My mom still has the house and the soil treated that way for a few years is still pretty nice.
11-09-07, 12:02 PM
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i live in a medieval castle, scrubbing the stone floors by hand is a good workout
