Your body burns calories all the time, even when you are sleeping. Physical activity, including normal household chores, can help you burn more calories. However, the number of calories you can burn depends on your level of exertion and your weight.
Light Housework
This includes activities such as dusting, cooking, watering the lawn and taking out the garbage. A person weighing 155 lb. will burn between 105 and 175 calories per hour doing these tasks while someone weighing 205 lb. will burn between 140 and 235 calories per hour.
Moderate Housework
This includes activities such as bathing a pet, walking behind a snow blower, mopping, painting and raking/bagging leaves or grass. A person weighing 155 lb. will burn between 240 and 300 calories per hour while someone weighing 205 lb. will burn between 325 and 400 calories per hour.
Vigorous Housework
This includes activities such as shoveling snow, cleaning gutters, weeding and push-mowing a lawn. A person weighing 155 lb. will burn between 280 and 420 calories per hour, while someone weighing 205 lb. will burn between 370 and 560 calories per hour.
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