Does anyone know how many calories you burn whilst Ironing??

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Tammiemoore1982
Tammiemoore1982 Posts: 20
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I was wondering if anyone knows how many calories you burn whilst ironing?
I totally hate doing it and if i knew how many calories i burned it may be worth me standing there burning the clothes and the fat!!!::laugh:

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  • ErrataCorrige
    ErrataCorrige Posts: 649 Member
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    burning the clothes and the fat!!!::laugh:

    Hilarious!
  • deshaine
    deshaine Posts: 195
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    about 100 cals/hour... depending on how "aggressive" you get with it.
  • maynard46
    maynard46 Posts: 134
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    Check this website out. Its on there!

    Now I need to figure out how to iron with the other arm to even it out :laugh:

    http://www.livestrong.com/
  • LLP1225
    LLP1225 Posts: 21
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    I totally know what you mean! I throw things back into the dryer all the time trying to get them as wrinkle free as possible so that I don't have to iron. My kids don't even know what an iron is.
  • ismatts
    ismatts Posts: 62
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    I have never worked up much of a sweat ironing. Maybe I am doing it wrong....... :)
  • PanicAtTheBuffet
    PanicAtTheBuffet Posts: 374
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    I was wondering if anyone knows how many calories you burn whilst ironing?
    I totally hate doing it and if i knew how many calories i burned it may be worth me standing there burning the clothes and the fat!!!::laugh:

    Ha ha. Good luck with your "pumping iron" workout! :bigsmile:
  • Tammiemoore1982
    Tammiemoore1982 Posts: 20
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    If it really is about 100cal an hour then thats great!!! I've just realised ironing isn't that bad after all!! oh no i ate a caramel biscuit ......that means i better see if the next door neighbour wants her ironing done too!!!:laugh:
  • anu_6986
    anu_6986 Posts: 702 Member
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    LOL!
  • ♥jewelchristian♥
    ♥jewelchristian♥ Posts: 3,666 Member
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    Makes me wonder if there is something wrong with me....I LOVE ironing my husband's shirts!
  • maynard46
    maynard46 Posts: 134
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    My mom used to love ironing so much she ironed our socks and underwear! :huh: :laugh:
  • copythorne1
    copythorne1 Posts: 1 Member
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    I am obviously eccentric as I love ironing whilst watching something on the TV. On one website it quotes 113 calories per hour based on a 37yr old female, 5ft 5, weighing 12 stone. Those who weigh more than this will burn more calories; those who weigh less will burn fewer calories.
  • civilizedworm
    civilizedworm Posts: 796 Member
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    It all depends. Are you super setting ironing whilst folding?

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