is this cheating on calories burned?

[alid92]

opinions ! would jogging in place be considered cheating to get calories burned ?

for me, actual running burns adverage of 7 cal a min
when i jog in place ( which was needed during this snow storm) i burn adverage of 5.
so i dont know if its cheating since the burn is much lower. thoughts ? ( it also is a measure of your hr i believe)

[Ukase · Accepted solution]

No, of course it's not cheating. 

Nobody cares if you run a marathon to get your steps, or go up and down the same 5 steps to get to your basement, or you run in place. Ultimately - any activity burns calories. 

Now - if it's a sunny day - and you choose to "run in place" while binge watching The Walking Dead for an hour, instead of getting a real jog in, one could say you were "cheating yourself" - but hey, it's The Walking Dead! You're still moving. 

Relax. There are no step police to punish or chastise you for non-movement. You'll do that yourself when you see the low numbers at the end of the day. 

[almost2crazy]

Agreed... I personally don't see it as cheating.

No matter if you travel 4 feet per stride, or half an inch per stride, they are all steps and strides... are they not?

I do the same thing since there is 10 inches of snow outside.

Personally i feel jogging in place can be just as vigorous, and i feel it in different areas of my body... for instance my calves feel more burn when i jog in place. To me thats a bonus to work different areas, not cheating.

Same goes for plain old steps... steps are steps, no matter the distance traveled!

Just my 2 cents 😃

[SunsetRunner]

I jog on the spot whilst watching tv

[betpchem]

Me too.

[alid92]

jogging while watching tv is a great distraction i agree

[emili]

to be honest I am perplexed why you would think it was. you burn calories by breathing, digesting your food, sitting- all not cheating. so actually moving instead of sitting- good for you!

[bcalvanese]

You can't cheat heart rate, so no.

Now if you put your fitbit on a friend and made them run in place that would be cheating...:)