BURN CALORIES TAKING CARE OF YOUR LAWN

March 28, 2018

Don’t dread those outside chores, think of them as an exercise program with a bonus—a great looking yard! Give your legs, hips, back, shoulders and arms a workout by hauling bags of compost or fertilizer.

Below represents the calories an average person (155 pounds) can burn taking care of your yard. If you weigh less, you will burn slightly fewer calories, if you weigh more, you will burn slightly more calories.

Activity	Calories Per Hour
Applying fertilizerCarrying Logs Chopping/Splitting Wood Cleaning Gutters Clearing Land Digging a Sandbox Digging in the Yard or Garden Gardening Lawn Mowing (manual) Lawn Mowing (power) Lawn Mowing (riding) Laying Crushed Rock Laying Sod Operating a Chain Saw Operate a Snow Blower (power) Picking Flowers or Vegetables Picking Fruit off Trees Picking Up the Yard Planting Seedlings Planting Trees Pulling Weeds Raking the Lawn Raking Leaves Raking Roof with Snow Rake Riding Snow Blower Shoveling Snow Spreading Mulch Spreading Grass Seed Tilling a Garden Trimming Bushes Trimming Trees (manual) Watering Outdoor Plants	281 272 774 352 320 340 598 281 387 324 176 170 340 340 246 306 204 204 204 306 317 303 288 288 211 422 576 400 400 408 633 106

Activity

Calories Per Hour

Applying fertilizerCarrying Logs

Chopping/Splitting Wood

Cleaning Gutters

Clearing Land

Digging a Sandbox

Digging in the Yard or Garden

Gardening

Lawn Mowing (manual)

Lawn Mowing (power)

Lawn Mowing (riding)

Laying Crushed Rock

Laying Sod

Operating a Chain Saw

Operate a Snow Blower (power)

Picking Flowers or Vegetables

Picking Fruit off Trees

Picking Up the Yard

Planting Seedlings

Planting Trees

Pulling Weeds

Raking the Lawn

Raking Leaves

Raking Roof with Snow Rake

Riding Snow Blower

Shoveling Snow

Spreading Mulch

Spreading Grass Seed

Tilling a Garden

Trimming Bushes

Trimming Trees (manual)

Watering Outdoor Plants

281

272

774

352

320

340

598

281

387

324

176

170

340

246

306

204

306

317

303

288

211

422

576

400

408

633

106

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