If you are like me, you have taken time recently to do some (or a lot of) deep cleaning around the house. Here are some approximate figures on how many calories are burned when doing certain chores. It’s nice to know that you can kill two birds with one stone!
From Weight-by-date
| Task or Chore |
120 Lbs |
150 Lbs |
180 Lbs |
210 Lbs |
240 Lbs |
| Chopping Wood – 30 mins |
170 |
212 |
254 |
297 |
339 |
| Farming (Baling Hay) – 30 mins |
222 |
277 |
332 |
388 |
443 |
| Farming (Driving Harvester or Tractor) – 30 mins |
70 |
87 |
104 |
122 |
139 |
| Farming (Feeding Horses or Cattle) – 30 mins |
126 |
157 |
188 |
220 |
251 |
| Farming (Forking Straw, Cleaning Barn) – 30 mins |
223 |
279 |
335 |
391 |
446 |
| Farming (Milking by Hand) – 30 mins |
84 |
105 |
126 |
147 |
168 |
| Farming (Shoveling Grain) – 30 mins |
154 |
192 |
230 |
269 |
307 |
| Gardening – 30 mins |
147 |
184 |
221 |
258 |
294 |
| Grocery Shopping – 30 mins |
75 |
94 |
113 |
132 |
150 |
| Mopping Floor – 30 mins |
111 |
139 |
167 |
195 |
222 |
| Moving Furniture or Carrying Boxes – 30 mins |
186 |
233 |
280 |
326 |
373 |
| Mowing (Push Mower) – 60 mins |
270 |
337 |
404 |
472 |
539 |
| Painting – 60 mins |
280 |
350 |
420 |
490 |
560 |
| Raking Lawn – 30 mins |
118 |
148 |
178 |
207 |
237 |
| Shoveling Snow – 30 mins |
171 |
214 |
257 |
300 |
342 |
| Vacuuming – 30 mins |
376 |
470 |
564 |
658 |
752 |
| Walking Down Stairs – 5 mins |
14 |
17 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
| Walking Up Stairs – 5 mins |
34 |
42 |
50 |
59 |
67 |
| Washing dishes – 30 mins |
63 |
79 |
95 |
111 |
126 |
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