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...
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
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