Looking to burn some calories but no time to hit the gym? Good news–you can get a serious workout in just by tackling your household chores. Believe it or not, a marathon cleaning session of your home can actually work various muscle groups and burn a lot of calories. But much like regular exercise routines, some tasks are more effective than others. So what kind of housework are the best for doubling as workout?
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Below, check out 6 household chores that burn major calories!
Mopping
Sweeping and mopping is actually a great arm and upper body workout that can burn as much around 240 calories an hour! And though chances are you won't be mopping that long, you can bet you'll work off at least half of that in half an hour.
Vacuuming
An hour of vacuuming can burn up to 240 calories…which could be the exact motivation you need to do the whole house instead of the one dusty room!
Shoveling snow
'Tis the season….to shovel snow. It might be an annoying process, but the good news? It can burn a whopping 476 calories an hour.
Painting
If you're look to revamp a room, you might want to consider picking out a new color to paint it! It has double benefits–you'll have a room that looks like new AND painting burns around 300 calories an hour.
Mowing a lawn
Mowing a lawn might not be the funnest of tasks but if you do it yourself, you won't only be saving money, you'll also be burning tons of calories, depending on what kind of mower you use. If you ride a power mower, you'll burn around 170 calories whereas walking with one will burn around 374 calories. For the best results, walk using a hand mower and you can burn over 400 calories.
Gardening
Working in your garden for about an hour can burn close to 270 calories and if you do a lot of weeding (using your arm strength!), you can burn over 300!
