Burn Calories While Spring Cleaning
Healthy To-Do: Burn Calories While Spring Cleaning
Spring has sprung, so now it's time for some Spring cleaning. Maybe dusting and organizing clutter is not the most exciting way to spend your weekend, but you'll feel so much better you'll feel when it is all done. Go ahead and clean out your closet, dust under your bed and on top of the fridge, vacuum your mattress to get rid of dust mites, and open up the windows to get some fresh air circulating. A huge plus is you'll also be burning some major calories too. To find out how many read more.
These calculations are based on a 130-pound woman.
| Activity: | Calories burned per 30 minutes: |
| Mopping or sweeping the floor | 85 |
| Dusting | 85 |
| Gardening/weeding | 140 |
| Ironing | 74 |
| Doing laundry | 73 |
| Mowing the lawn | 163 |
| Mowing the lawn (push mower) | 172 |
| Raking the lawn | 125 |
| Rearranging furniture | 101 |
| Washing dishes | 85 |
| Washing the car | 101 |
| Washing windows | 85 |
| Cleaning out the garage | 101 |
