In order to reach any weight-loss goal, it is important for you to expend more calories than you consume. While an exercise routine is helpful in this regard, many other activities, such as painting a fence, will also aid you in burning calories.
Considerations
There are three main factors in determining how many calories you will burn from performing any activity: your weight, the duration of the activity and the amount of effort required. In this particular example, the length of the fence will determine how much time you will spend painting.
Benefits
A person who weighs 150 lbs. will burn 238 calories over the course of an hour of painting. Increasing the duration to two hours will result in the same individual burning 476 calories.
Warning
When performing any strenuous activity, stop working if you begin to feel faint or have trouble catching your breath. If necessary, break your painting project down into several segments.
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