How much calories can i burn if i clean my house for 4 hours?
2007-03-22 10:26:31 · 10 answers · asked by Elegance 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
i'm not to sure but if you want to double the calories you burn you can come clean mine after too.
2007-03-22 10:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by pete h 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how much "elbow grease" you put into it. How much you move around, how much lifting and bending and stretching.... It's actually not a bad idea to stretch first if you plan on doing some hard-core cleaning and you're not normally that active. Put on some music and shake your groove thing while you do it to burn even more calories.
Just be careful not to wear yourself out while you're huffing cleaner fumes, it's probably not good for your lungs. Keep the place well ventillated if you're going to be breathing hard while using cleaners.
Truthfully, any activity is better than no activity. Washing the car and walking the dog are way more exercise than watching tv. You can put some light weights on your ankles and wrists to give added muscle workout to your cleaning or dog walking activities. They sell a set for not too expensive at wal mart in the aisle with the dumbbells and pilates balls near sporting goods. They come with bars of weight that you put into the wrist/ankle bands so you can adjust how much weight it is. They're handy little thingies. You may even be able to get away with wearing them at work, depending on your job, so you can get more exercise into your busy lifestyle.
What makes a really big difference too is watching what you eat. Look at the nutritious value of things. Convenient food is normally high in sodium and calories, with not much nutrients.
Something high in calories without a lot of vitamins or nutritional value is empty calories, which means something you ate that your body can't use and will just end up stored in your luv handles or thighs. Switch out your usual snacks for fruit or whole grain treats. Try to avoid fast food and tv dinners, they are mostly empty calories, sodium and preservatives also. Making a simple change in your diet like that makes a HUGE difference in how effective your exercise will be. And drink lots of water, that makes a big difference in your health too. Your body needs that water in order to be able to use the vitamins you're eating.
2007-03-22 11:17:08 · answer #2 · answered by pixysnot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Activity Calories burnt in 1 hour*
Walking at a moderate pace 287
Hoovering 193.7
Dusting 173.6
Painting, Inside Projects 66
Gardening, Weeding 287.8
Mopping Floors 193.7
Car Washing 234
Cleaning Windows 180.3
Ironing 113.1
Wallpapering 133.2
Chopping Wood 415.5
Walking up & down stairs, moderate 516.3
* Values are based on a 37yr old female, 5ft 5, weighing 12 stone.Those who weigh more than this will burn more calories; those who weigh less will burn fewer calories.
2007-03-22 11:05:27 · answer #3 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can actaully do the math on this one.
Check out a website that gives you the calculation, I don't know it for sure, but one calorie is about the amount of energy it takes to lift 50lbs up 6 feet.
Another way to think about it is..... every time you go up the stairs.... that's 2 calories. so to burn off a chocolate bar, you would have to climb the stairs 50 times....
2007-03-22 10:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by John R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it really matters on how much you weigh and how fast you are moving. The normal person burns 100 calories per hour walking. So if your scrubing away as fast as you can I'd say it's safe to bet on 100 calories per hour.
2007-03-22 10:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by word_tricia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cleaning for an hour for a 140lbs person is 210-250calories.
so for four hours is 840-1000 calories really not much considering you can burn that in a fourth of the time with aerobics, cycling, running, kixkboxing, swimming ect...
2007-03-22 10:38:28 · answer #6 · answered by Cnote 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go here: http://www.fitnesspartner/jumpsite/calculat.htm
It lets you put in how much you weigh and it will tell you how many calories you burn for 222 activities
2007-03-22 10:47:32 · answer #7 · answered by orangecat43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.lightentheweigh.com/healthyweight.asp?t=4
The above site will allow you to select which type of housework you are doing (dusting, washing, etc.) and enter your weight, minutes, etc. to give you an accurate calorie count. Check it out - it's neat!!
2007-03-22 10:38:39 · answer #8 · answered by jennainhiding 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you are cleaning and how hard you are working!
2007-03-22 10:47:08 · answer #9 · answered by Christina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use my weight loss calcualtor to find out:
http://www.nowloss.com/weight-loss-activity-calculator.htm
2007-03-22 11:21:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋