Been too busy in the yard to get in that workout? Don’t worry about it. You’re still burning plenty of calories. Read on for a quick comparison:
Mowing
Men—500
Women—395
Weeding
Men—328
Women—296
Raking
Men—361
Women—283
Planting flowers, shrubs and trees
Men—340
Women—250
Sweeping outside (e.g., sidewalk)
Men—336
Women—263
Bagging grass and leaves
Men—336
Women—263
Wheelbarrow chores
Men—420
Women—329
Cleaning out the garage
Men—420
Women—330
Aerobics
Men—545
Women—428
Pilates
Men—294
Women—230
Weight Lifting
Men—252
Women—197
Walking (3.5 miles per hour)
Men—319
Women—250
Jogging
Men—587
Women—460
Hatha Yoga
Men—210
Women—164
Bicycling
Men—671
Women—526
Hiking (cross country)
Men—503
Women—395
Canoeing
Men—294
Women—230
Note: Calories burned are based on a 40-yr, 185-lb, 5’10” man and a 40-yr, 145-lb, 5’4” woman doing the described activity for one hour.
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3 responses so far ↓
1 writerchick // Jan 2, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Cool! What’s the calorie burn for blogging? Cuz I think I’m being cheated.
WC
2 Christopher Wondra // Jan 2, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Heh . . .
Yeah, I’ve read your blog. It’s mammoth. Must be worth something.
The amount of work you put into it should equal . . . hmmm, hang on, let me do some figuring:
tappity tap tap, click, whir, buzz, clank clank, tippity click (carry the 2, mulitply by the lowest, grumble, mumble, scratch forhead with pencil eraser)
4 calories per your average entry.
Sorry, hon. Guess they don’t consider digits as having much muscle mass. Unless you’re a gorilla You’re not are you? ‘Cause then I’d have to refigure.
Reminds me of a joke:
Why do gorilla’s have such big nostrils?
‘Cause they’ve got big fingers!
Later Chick,
Thanks for stopping!
3 writerchick // Jan 3, 2007 at 7:11 pm
LOL! You’re a funny man, Chris. And nope I am not a gorilla.
WC
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