Chores and activities that burn major calories

Self-isolation and social distancing are currently ongoing for many people around the world. This means that most of us are spending more time than we’re used to inside our homes. As a result, dishes accumulate, laundry overflows and the house is in a less-pleasant state than usual. 

Below are some basic household activities and chores can help you burn a couple of calories.

• 400 – 405 calories

A person can lose 438 calories per hour on a hike and you lose around the same number of calories inside your home alone. Mopping your floors could make you burn 405 calories in a week.

Moving houses can actually help you burn 400 calories per hour. It’s highly unlikely that many people would be moving houses right now but the activity of shifting and carrying furniture from place to place could help you lose a substantial amount of calories.

• 325 - 360 calories

Giving your bathroom a good old scrub is the ultimate workout that will help you burn approximately 360 calories in just one hour. Since gyms are currently on lockdown, give your upper body a good fat-burning workout right in your bathroom.

Now that many homeowners have released their domestic staff, get some fresh air and try mowing the lawn. Mowing your lawn is another awesome workout that can make you burn 325 calories in just one hour.

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• 250 calories

Now that you have extra time on your hands, you should try gardening. Weeding and planting seedlings can help you burn 250 calories in one hour. Cycling for 25 minutes can help you burn this same number of calories that you can burn right in your back garden.

• 150 calories

Now is the time to try new recipes and cooking can make you burn around 150 calories per hour. A 40-minute walk could help you burn the same number of calories, just be sure not to gain back all those calories, or more, by cooking too many unhealthy recipes.

• 90 calories

Talking on the phone will probably be most people’s favourite way to burn calories. That’s right, talking on the phone can help you burn around 90 calories per hour. When a conversation is so juicy that you walk around with your phone glued to your ear, you’re actually burning some calories. Now that we have been advised to practise social distancing, give your loved ones a call and get a little workout while you’re at it.?