Calories Burned By Shoveling

Mlieb

I just shoveled about a foot of snow for an hour. I know that it has to count towards my exercise for the day but am unsure of how to classify it.

Any suggestions or knowledge of the calories burned per minute?

Or would this be considered "strength training" in lieu of cardio?

Mlieb

I just shoveled about a foot of snow for an hour. I know that it has to count towards my exercise for the day but am unsure of how to classify it.

Any suggestions or knowledge of the calories burned per minute?

Or would this be considered "strength training" in lieu of cardio?

pam0206

You can estimate your calories here:
http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

melathon

Snow shoveling is definitely cardio! I just found this calculator. I don't know its accuracy, but you can search for your activity and enter your weight and it'll tell you how much you burned.

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php

AndreaMMil

Those sites were great! Did you see some of those activities? They're hilarious! Oh well, I'm gonna go harvest some wild rice from a canoe now....

melathon

That's funny! I was just thinking of laying some crushed rock while mambo dancing.
:laugh:

AndreaMMil

Wait, I've got it... We could EAT the wild rice WHILE mambo dancing ON the crushed rock!

Mlieb

Thank you so much! I feel better knowing that I not only got rid of the snow but also some calories!!!!

Thanks for the website. I am going out with my friends dancing tonight so I am hoping to burn a few more!

jbuehrer

I shoveled snow today for an hour too!!! We were dumped on last night in Michigan! I burned 239 calories according to a calorie counter.:happy:

Mlieb

I am in the Chicagoland area. The amount of snow was about a foot but fortunately it was not compacted or heavy snow. I imagine I will be feeling it in my arms tomorrow. Though I am not a snow person per se, my walking buddy plows snow for a living so he could not walk with me this morning, but we both got a work out today.

I am supposed to go walking with him tomorrow but think it may not be a good idea as all of the forest preserve trails must be loaded with snow as well. Wish I had waterproof boots!

c-grandma

What a great web-site! Thanks for the tip-Chris.

garimac

For my body wieght shovoling snow for one hour is 362 calories.
I am lucky and live in phoenix so that is never something i get to count calories for:happy:

But www.caloriesperhour.com Is a great sight.
They have everthing from accordian plaing to digging worms to coal minning.

Good lunck and stay warm!