How Many Calories Can You Burn At Home?

Data Courtesy of GreenPal Lawn Care

When we talk about burning calories at home, we are not talking about burning calories on the treadmill. We are talking about burning calories doing home maintenance around the house. You can burn an immense amount of calories every single week, from the spring to the summer, just by making your home look better.

Don’t believe us? Take a look!

• Week 1: Mow the lawn for an hour (400 calories), sand the floors for an hour (238 calories), paint a room in the home for four hours (1,088 calories), wash the fence for two hours (476 calories). Total calories burned this week: 2,206.
• Week 2: Mow the lawn for one hour (400 calories), repairing the dishwasher for two hours (476 calories), paint another room in the house for four hours (1,088 calories), remove carpet in previously painted room for three hours (714 calories). Total calories burned this week: 2,678.
• Week 3: Mow the lawn for an hour (400 calories), spread some dirt in garden for an hour (272 calories), clean the gutters for three hours (714 calories). Total calories burned this week: 1,386 calories.
• Week 4: Mow the lawn for an hour (400 calories), lay tile down in kitchen for five hours (1,190 calories), paint the fence for four hours (952 calories). Total calories burned this week: 2,542.

This is over the course of one month and in that month, during household tasks, you would have burned 8,812 calories.

That is more than you will find in 11 Big Macs, or 47 slices of pizza!

That is a lot of weight to drop helping make your home look great by doing yard work and home maintenance. All it takes is you wanting to improve your home and to get down to work making it look great, and making yourself look great at the same time.