I know that Spring cleaning can seem like a drag, but one short weekend of cleaning up where you live can burn a lot of calories. So get out your dust (and sweat) rag, because you can burn serious calories during your Spring cleaning this year. Here are my top 12 Spring cleaning calorie burners:
| Activity: | Calories burned (per 30 minutes)*: |
|---|---|
| Doing laundry | 73 |
| Dusting | 85 |
| Gardening | 184 |
| Ironing | 77 |
| Mopping the floor | 153 |
| Mowing the lawn (push mower) | 148 |
| Raking the lawn | 135 |
| Rearranging furniture | 225 |
| Washing dishes | 77 |
| Washing the car | 153 |
| Washing windows | 105 |
| Weeding the yard | 153 |
*Based on a 150 lb. person.
Vive Maria
Judith Leiber
Angie Gooderham
whoo hoo! i might have to do some cleaning tonight!
1Oh I know when I clean I burn LOTS!
2More benefits of a clean house
3sex burns 400 calories in 30 min
4I guess this list should motivate me to clean more, but right now I feel like being lazy and sitting on my bum.
5I'm going to start rearranging my furniture a couple of times a day!
OK, not really.
I'm surprised mopping burns more than mowing the grass.
6i hate cleaning. but i use the calories i'm burning as a motivator!
7good info!!!!
8I won't be raking my lawn just yet, but I DO have to get out there and clean up all the dog doo that built up all winter under the snow that finally melted off. I wonder how many calories THAT burns off, lol.
9My mom will be so happy... rearranging furniture is a daily activity for her!
10Not bad, I clean for a living.
Haha, Spectra, I did that last weekend... it took me long enough.
11Ha good to know!!
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