Mowing lawn

Adam08
Adam08 Posts: 20
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I just cut the grass for about 1 hr 50 mins, obviously I had to stop and empty the grass holder etc.. but Id say I was moving the lawn mower for at least 1 hr if not more. On the exercise sheet it said that I burned 468 calories for 1 hour, this seems high or is it right?

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  • Adam08
    Adam08 Posts: 20
    I just cut the grass for about 1 hr 50 mins, obviously I had to stop and empty the grass holder etc.. but Id say I was moving the lawn mower for at least 1 hr if not more. On the exercise sheet it said that I burned 468 calories for 1 hour, this seems high or is it right?
  • ambertimmons21
    ambertimmons21 Posts: 409 Member
    that sounds about right. I wear my heart rate monitor when I mow my grass and my front lawn takes 20 minutes. I burned about 125 calories.
  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    I mowed grass for 3 hours on Friday and it was around 1300 calories burned..I have a new respect for the push mower! :bigsmile:
  • Adam08
    Adam08 Posts: 20
    I mowed grass for 3 hours on Friday and it was around 1300 calories burned..I have a new respect for the push mower! :bigsmile:
    Are you just including 3 hrs of mowing or do you include the breaks of having to empty the grass holder?
  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    It was actually a little longer than 3 hours so I guess I didn't add the breaks, although they were very brief. Even emptying the grass holder is work when using a push mower.
  • Adam08
    Adam08 Posts: 20
    Thanks for the help!!:smile:
  • sftbutterflykiss
    sftbutterflykiss Posts: 223 Member
    i have a small yard.. it takes about 30mins..including pushing it around the front.. i dont empty it.. no need to..should i stil include this as excersise ..??
  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    i have a small yard.. it takes about 30mins..including pushing it around the front.. i dont empty it.. no need to..should i stil include this as excersise ..??

    I would definitely count it as exercise.
  • sftbutterflykiss
    sftbutterflykiss Posts: 223 Member
    my husbands gonna mbe like... girl.. you do everything... usually its his job.. ..lol
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Haha, I'm about to take back mowing the yard from my husband!!:bigsmile: I like that kinda workout!

    "But honey, you just cut the grass yesterday. It hasn't grown THAT much..."
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