Why go to the gym when there are plenty of effective weight loss options at home? Doing one's household chores not only saves a lot of money on procuring help but also improves one's feelings of self-worth, gives satisfaction and cleaner looking house. It also improves one's relationship with the spouse/partner I am sure if one is in a relationship! Oh, it saves on the gym costs too.
Here's what you can expect to lose in calories if you start doing some basic chores
• Vacuuming: Vacuuming your carpets and floors for an hour can burn roughly 100-200 calories1. The more rooms you tackle, the more calories you’ll burn.
• Laundry: Loading and unloading the washer and dryer, putting away clothes, and transporting loads around the house can burn about 50-100 calories per hour1.
• Mopping: Mopping your floors can burn 100-200 calories in an hour.
• Scrubbing the Bathroom: An hour of scrubbing the bathroom can burn 180-300 calories.
• Rearranging Furniture: This activity can burn 400-500 calories per hour.
• Changing the Beds: Stripping and remaking beds for 30 minutes torches 180 - 300 calories.
• Dusting High Fixtures: Dusting can burn about 180 calories per hour.
• Reorganizing the Pantry or Fridge: This task can use 50-200 calories.
• Cleaning Up After a Meal: Don’t just hit the sofa after a home-cooked meal. Spend 30 minutes washing dishes by hand and cleaning up the kitchen with moderate intensity to get rid of 180-300 calories depending on your weight and metabolism!
Outdoor chores also provide an opportunity to burn calories:
• Mowing the Lawn: Using a push mower for 30 minutes burns about 135 calories (for a 125-pound person) to 200 calories (for a 185-pound person)2.
• Gardening: An hour of gardening burns the same as mowing the lawn—350-500 calories2.
• Cleaning the Pool: Cleaning the pool can require anywhere from 300 to 500 calories1.
• Pressure-Washing: This activity burns 250-300 calories per hour1.
• Painting the Outside of the Home: Painting can use between 250 and 300 calories in an hour1.
• Washing the Car: Skip the drive-thru car wash and give your ride’s exterior and windows a thorough cleaning by hand. Washing the car for 30 minutes burns about 135 - 200 calories.
Remember, these estimates are general guidelines, and individual variations apply. The key is to stay active and incorporate movement into your daily routine.
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References
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/ss/slideshow-calories-burned-by-household-chores
https://www.fitandwell.com/news/lose-weight-household-chores
https://www.eatingwell.com/article/7832851/household-chores-calorie-burn/
https://www.wrenkitchens.com/blog/revealed-the-number-of-calories-household-chores-burn
