Shoveling dirt in 100 degree weather

shipleyak

I am going to be shoveling dirt in 100 degree weather in a few and closest I can find on the search is shoveling snow. Was wondering if shoveling snow would be close or if I would burn more because of the heat?

Panda86

When i shoveled dirt I put it under snow, too. You probably do burn more because of the heat, but there is nothing on here that takes that into account

stacy3

wow im proud of you for shoveling dirt when its that hot!!! sry i dont kno the calorie count but im sure you will burn a lot! im a wus and stick to exercising at the gym so you're my hero

Samantharose8akaDebbie

I found this on Livestrong:




Shoveling - moderate (10-15 lb per min):

Shoveling moderate loads, such as dirt from your garden, is a good way to get your in daily workout and build muscular strength at the same time. Shoveling dirt expends approximately 3.9 calories an hour per pound of body weight. For example, a 115-pound woman would expend nearly 450 calories in an hour of shoveling.

jlewis2896

I have been told that the heat does not increase your calorie burn. Sad, huh? It doesn't make sense to me because calorie burn is thermogenic so you'd think heat and an increased heart rate would have some impact. :sad:

I would think logging as shoveling snow would be a great way to log it.

shipleyak

wow im proud of you for shoveling dirt when its that hot!!! sry i dont kno the calorie count but im sure you will burn a lot! im a wus and stick to exercising at the gym so you're my hero

I wish I had a choice. My dog dug the holes in this heat and I need to mow over them

shipleyak

Shoveling moderate loads, such as dirt from your garden, is a good way to get your in daily workout and build muscular strength at the same time. Shoveling dirt expends approximately 3.9 calories an hour per pound of body weight. For example, a 115-pound woman would expend nearly 450 calories in an hour of shoveling.

Thank you so much! That was very helpful.

and to everyone else thank you for the information and support