Is cleaning house good exercise?

Sure, it is. Guess you want a perfect figure, but not able to find the time to work out. While cleaning, you need to flex your body muscles. So, you end up not only cleaning your house, you also do your quota of exercise. Sweeping and swabbing the floor is a very good exercise. I tell this from my personal experience. One of my relatives was overweight and had excess fat around the abdomen. She tried this exercise for a couple of months. She lost quite some inches around the tummy region. So now, your house looks great and you too.