Performing daily tasks like mowing the lawn can contribute to your overall daily calorie expenditure and may help you maintain or lose weight. The more effort you exert through physical activity, the more calories you burn.
Types of Lawn Mowers
The push reel lawn mower, power lawn mower and riding lawn mower are the most common types of lawn mowers. The push reel lawn mower requires the most manual labor and therefore expends the most calories, followed by the power lawn mower, which is propelled by a motor and requires pushing. A riding lawn mower requires the least amount of effort and burns the fewest calories.
Variables in Calorie Expenditure
The number of calories you burn during an activity depends on a number of factors, including your body size and composition, your gender and your age, explains MayoClinic.com. Your calorie expenditure will also depend on the length of time you mow the lawn and the type of mower you use.
Calories Burned
A 140-lb. individual can burn 151 calories by pushing a power lawn mower for 30 minutes or 185 calories by using a push reel lawn mower for 30 minutes. A 170-lb. individual can burn 184 calories in 30 minutes by pushing a power lawn mower or 224 calories by using a push reel mower. A 140-lb. person will expend 80 calories in 30 minutes and a 170-lb. individual will burn 97 calories.
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