It's finally spring around here and we've been spending a lot of time outside. However, since almost every post has been about exercising outside I thought I'd share with you about how you can count calories burned even on busy days when you don't have time for a "real workout". Check out this article I found about Calories burned doing household chores at FitDay.com. Even when you don't have time to spend 30 mintues on a treadmill, look how many calories you burned doing 30 minutes of these household activities.... In just 30 minutes... Digging in your yard - apx 315 calories Weeding flower beds - 115 calories Raking leaves - 225 calories Carrying shopping bags (the heavy grocery kind) - 190 calories Making beds - 130 calories Ironing - 70 calories Climbing stairs - 285 calories Painting/Decorating - 160 calories