When you think of spring cleaning, it’s hard not to feel conflicted. On one hand, you’re probably looking forward to ridding your house of clutter and refreshing your surroundings. On the other hand, you know it will demand hours upon hours that you you could be spending hiking, biking, or trail running with friends.
Although spending the afternoon in the great outdoors is hard to beat, don’t fret the lost active minutes. You can still burn some serious calories—and maybe even break a sweat—if you get in the spring cleaning spirit. Below, 15 chores that burn more 200 calories an hour*.
Spring Clean Your Way Fit
Indoor Chores | Calories Burned |
Carrying boxes | 476 |
Moving furniture | 408 |
Scrubbing floors | 258 |
Mopping | 238 |
Vacuuming | 238 |
Packing/unpacking boxes | 238 |
Sweeping | 224 |
Outdoor Chores | Calories Burned |
Mowing the lawn | 374 |
General yard work | 340 |
Cleaning gutters | 340 |
Excavating garage | 340 |
Washing fence | 306 |
Trimming shrubs | 306 |
Washing windows | 204 |
Taking out the trash | 204 |
*based on a 150-pound (68-kilogram) person
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