Can you burn more calories ruck-cleaning than jogging alone?
Why invisible labor deserves credit in your fitness goals
Stella Tamul is the founder of ChoreFit, a science-based Apple Watch and iPhone app that turns everyday household movement into measurable workouts. Based in Rhode Island, she created ChoreFit after noticing a gap in wearable fitness tracking. Moderate intensity work happening at home such as cleaning and laundry often does not count, even though it requires real effort.
A retired environmental analyst and former marathon runner, Stella brings both scientific training and lived experience to her work. After a career grounded in data, field research, and evidence based analysis, she understands the importance of measurement and accuracy. As her own fitness routines shifted over time, she began asking a simple question. If this movement is physiologically meaningful, why is it not visible? That question led her to build ChoreFit using validated MET values from the Compendium of Physical Activities and integrating directly with Apple Health to reflect energy expenditure more accurately.
Stella’s work blends science, technology, and real life. Her mission is simple and personal. To make invisible movement visible and to help everyday effort feel recognized again.
Why invisible labor deserves credit in your fitness goals