does yard work count?

CGade

I just raked leaves for 2 hours and can't find it under cardio... any suggestions? I was sweating so it better count for somethin

ziggythecat

I used www.calorielab.com to look up some things. Not sure how accurate it is.

schobert101

It is in the cardio section listed as raking lawn. It definitely counts!

2bFitNTrim

Yes it does! It's there under "raking lawn". Trust me, I know it's a workout! :happy:

cici1028

It should count! Try this:
http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/caloriesburned/raking_leaves

NatalieWinning

I have used "gardening" before

WhyNot2010

yard work... cleaning... it all cont it all burns more calories than sitting around! Its productive in more ways than one

lastchance2010

Yeh when I can't find calories for something I do u caloriecounter.com... Good luck and you probably burned more calories than you know raking that lawn of yours! :noway:

j4nash

i'll use a hrm when i mow the lawn so i can see how many calroies i burn

nsueflorence

I say anything out of your day to day routine count it!
When I first started I and sometimes still I counted cleaning. It was a big motivator!


But for sure raking leaves counts! I wish I had a yard to rake!

CGade

thanks for the feedback! I was panicking that all that might not count! And if anyone wants a good workout, I just went back outside and it doesn't look like I hardly did a thing! AHHHH!

NickyJones

Certainly does count! And now that they've fallen again, it's just another chance to get rid of some more calories :P
Another outside one that also counts: shoveling the driveway after a big snow. Eugh.
Luck with those leaves!

Rappla88

yes it does count!!! So does things like shoveling snow..... upstate NY got pounded on by lake effect snow and I've been shoveling every day this week for about 30-60 minutes.... yesterday i wore my hrm and in 30 minutes of shoveling i burned 252 calories.... that counts in my book!!