Shoveling snow as a workout!?!?!?!?!

BEERRUNNER
BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Whats shakin Awesome people of the MFP!?!?! Polar vortex # 2 has hit Chicago and its brutal.....................Seems like I have been shoveling more than hitting the gym this past week!

Ive tallied about 5 hours of shovelin these past 4-5 days....ALL SHOVEL...:bigsmile:
And a couple bottles of Merlot in the proces(3-4)!

WHos been hitting the shovel?????

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  • chmtastic
    chmtastic Posts: 178 Member
    LOL Haven't had to shovel for almost a few weeks now!!! thank goodness!!! Enjoy your cardio and wine!!! :bigsmile:
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    I usually just use the snow blower, but thats me....
  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    I fixed the snow blower 2 seasons ago just to AVOID the shovel!!!!
  • 1shauna1
    1shauna1 Posts: 993 Member
    I would definitely count it as a workout in these circumstances!
  • DoctahJenn
    DoctahJenn Posts: 616 Member
    I grump and complain that my husband won't get the snowblower fixed, but it DOES make for a great workout when you have to shovel 25 feet of uphill driveway. :P And you get it done early in the day, which means there's no procrastination involved! lol
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Normally darling BF shovels for me- for which I am eternally grateful.

    But he had to work a double- so I had to do it this time. Man- 20 minutes and my back is on fire. I'm definitely not young any more.

    I spent 4 hrs one day shoveling out my dance studio- it was a mess. Hell of a work out- no question- I was out there with gloves a beanie and a tank top on- strangest thing ever.

    Can't wait for more snow on saturday- not.
  • ChaoticMum
    ChaoticMum Posts: 115 Member
    I wore my HRM while shovelling AND using the snowblower and after not quite an hour and a half, I'd burned almost 900 calories!(A typical 'workout' for me is 350-500 in a hour) Granted for every swipe of the snowblower I had to break up the 18" drift with a shovel first!
  • becky10rp
    becky10rp Posts: 573 Member
    we got about 8 inches of snow here in MD - Tuesday I spent over an hour (okay, an hour and 17 minutes to be exact) shoveling - I didn't count it as exercise for the day - but the whole time I was shoveling I kept chanting 'ADDED CALORIES BURNED'!
  • 2014NewBodyNewMe
    2014NewBodyNewMe Posts: 57 Member
    I like shoveling to me its peaceful. I put on my ipod and listen to music .The calories you burn is great too.

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