how many calories burned with reel mower?

LorienCoffeeBean
LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
ok so I have one of those archaic reel mowers. it is a total b***h to push. anyone know how many calories this would burn?
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  • thrld
    thrld Posts: 610 Member
    you'd need to HRM it.
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    4000 per yard
  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
    4000 per yard

    this is sooooo helpful
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    4000 per yard

    this is sooooo helpful

    You're welcome!
  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
    is there and eyeroll smiley here? if not there should be
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    is there and eyeroll smiley here? if not there should be

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  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

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  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

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    Sorry OP....LMFAO.

    The reason you're getting these responses is because there are about a million different variables to contend with here. There really is no accurate answer to your question. Maybe just guesstimate 5-6 calories per minute...300-350 calories per hour would seem reasonable...I have absolutely nothing to back that up, but it would seem reasonable to me given my previous experience with my reel mower.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

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    Sorry OP....LMFAO.

    The reason you're getting these responses is because there are about a million different variables to contend with here. There really is no accurate answer to your question. Maybe just guesstimate 5-6 calories per minute...300-350 calories per hour would seem reasonable...I have absolutely nothing to back that up, but it would seem reasonable to me given my previous experience with my reel mower.

    I agree with that. I burned about 400ish calories in 50 minutes. My front yard is on a hill, though.
  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member


    Sorry OP....LMFAO.

    The reason you're getting these responses is because there are about a million different variables to contend with here. There really is no accurate answer to your question. Maybe just guesstimate 5-6 calories per minute...300-350 calories per hour would seem reasonable...I have absolutely nothing to back that up, but it would seem reasonable to me given my previous experience with my reel mower.


    that is a reasonable answer.
    perhaps a bit touchy this morning but god damn it there are a lot of folks on here that seem to enjoy posting sarcastic comments (and some people are down right mean) to peoples real questions. im not an idiot, i just wanted some advice on how to calculate it. or even roughly guess it.
  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.

    i dont have a heart rate monitor or funds to get one.
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member


    Sorry OP....LMFAO.

    The reason you're getting these responses is because there are about a million different variables to contend with here. There really is no accurate answer to your question. Maybe just guesstimate 5-6 calories per minute...300-350 calories per hour would seem reasonable...I have absolutely nothing to back that up, but it would seem reasonable to me given my previous experience with my reel mower.


    that is a reasonable answer.
    perhaps a bit touchy this morning but god damn it there are a lot of folks on here that seem to enjoy posting sarcastic comments (and some people are down right mean) to peoples real questions. im not an idiot, i just wanted some advice on how to calculate it. or even roughly guess it.

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  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.

    i dont have a heart rate monitor or funds to get one.

    I would go with what cwolfman suggested then, just to be conservative. You don't want to overestimate.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member


    Sorry OP....LMFAO.

    The reason you're getting these responses is because there are about a million different variables to contend with here. There really is no accurate answer to your question. Maybe just guesstimate 5-6 calories per minute...300-350 calories per hour would seem reasonable...I have absolutely nothing to back that up, but it would seem reasonable to me given my previous experience with my reel mower.


    that is a reasonable answer.
    perhaps a bit touchy this morning but god damn it there are a lot of folks on here that seem to enjoy posting sarcastic comments (and some people are down right mean) to peoples real questions. im not an idiot, i just wanted some advice on how to calculate it. or even roughly guess it.

    He was just kidding around. No one was trying to be unkind to you, and no one thinks you're an idiot.

    A Google search revealed this, but it isn't even close to being accurate, due to the many variables, as mentioned above.

    http://www.mycaloriesburned.com/calories-burned-mowing-the-lawn/
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.

    i dont have a heart rate monitor or funds to get one.

    you could sell the reel mower to pay for the heart rate monitor.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.

    i dont have a heart rate monitor or funds to get one.

    you could sell the reel mower to pay for the heart rate monitor.

    Then she would have to cut the grass with scissors.
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.

    i dont have a heart rate monitor or funds to get one.

    you could sell the reel mower to pay for the heart rate monitor.

    Then she would have to cut the grass with scissors.
    But at least she would know exactly how many calories she was burning.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.

    i dont have a heart rate monitor or funds to get one.

    you could sell the reel mower to pay for the heart rate monitor.

    Then she would have to cut the grass with scissors.
    But at least she would know exactly how many calories she was burning.

    I like the way you look on the bright side.
  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
    gee thanks. you are so increasingly helpful.

    Helpful is his middle name! He loves to help. :bigsmile:

    I have one of those mowers, and it sucks @$$. I burn about the same as a kickboxing class when I use it, but my burn would most likely not be the same as yours. You'd be better off using a heart rate monitor to get a better estimate.

    i dont have a heart rate monitor or funds to get one.

    you could sell the reel mower to pay for the heart rate monitor.

    Then she would have to cut the grass with scissors.
    But at least she would know exactly how many calories she was burning.

    I like the way you look on the bright side.

    LMAO
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member


    Sorry OP....LMFAO.

    The reason you're getting these responses is because there are about a million different variables to contend with here. There really is no accurate answer to your question. Maybe just guesstimate 5-6 calories per minute...300-350 calories per hour would seem reasonable...I have absolutely nothing to back that up, but it would seem reasonable to me given my previous experience with my reel mower.


    that is a reasonable answer.
    perhaps a bit touchy this morning but god damn it there are a lot of folks on here that seem to enjoy posting sarcastic comments (and some people are down right mean) to peoples real questions. im not an idiot, i just wanted some advice on how to calculate it. or even roughly guess it.

    Hi! I am one of those people that enjoy posting sarcastic comments, though the strike system severely limits my meanness.

    Unfortunately there is no way to accurately log it, as distance, grade, lubrication of the bearings, sharpness of the blade, and moisture on the grass. I would personally log it as walking and maybe add 10% onto that. I am sure you arent looking for an exact science.
  • Marina809
    Marina809 Posts: 38
    Then she would have to cut the grass with scissors.

    Believe it or not, I've done that... when my old reel mower broke. True story, lol. It was only a tiny patch of grass next to my patio though.I have no idea how many calories I burned.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    tyler wins this thread.

    <3 you buddy.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    this thread is exactly what myfitnesspal is all about.

    us all being *kitten* but ultimately helping someone... no matter how butthurt they get.
  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
    this thread is exactly what myfitnesspal is all about.

    us all being *kitten* but ultimately helping someone... no matter how butthurt they get.

    i didnt say everyone was an *kitten*.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    tyler wins this thread.

    <3 you buddy.

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  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    this thread is exactly what myfitnesspal is all about.

    us all being *kitten* but ultimately helping someone... no matter how butthurt they get.

    i didnt say everyone was an *kitten*.

    We know we are. No one needs to tell us. Most of us are secretly very nice, though. We just think we're hilarious.
  • bigphatcat
    bigphatcat Posts: 7,843 Member
    I need to see more of these responses...lol
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    this thread is exactly what myfitnesspal is all about.

    us all being *kitten* but ultimately helping someone... no matter how butthurt they get.

    i didnt say everyone was an *kitten*.

    Just me?

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