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daniellerp
daniellerp Posts: 21
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Does anyone know about how many calories (maybe per hour) burned when rototilling? I just came in from rototilling a new area to expand my garden and it really kicked my booty....I'm soaking with sweat! I figured it was worth recording in my excercise log but I couldn't find an entry.

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  • JJHudgens
    JJHudgens Posts: 96 Member
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    You'll really only know by using a heart rate monitor! :)
  • Kolohe71
    Kolohe71 Posts: 613 Member
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    No way to tell for certian. I would just log the time as "Gardening, General". Will probably be less then actual, but it's better than nothing.
  • daniellerp
    daniellerp Posts: 21
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    I know....hard to tell exactly :\

    Livestrong.com stated-
    "Tilling Garden burns approximately 394.6253619 calories per hour for an average, 145 pound person"
    Not sure if this is using a rototiller or doing it by hand.

    It sure does workout your deltoid muscles though! :)
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
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    I know....hard to tell exactly :\

    Livestrong.com stated-
    "Tilling Garden burns approximately 394.6253619 calories per hour for an average, 145 pound person"
    Not sure if this is using a rototiller or doing it by hand.

    It sure does workout your deltoid muscles though! :)

    for sure!! next time try wearing a heart rate monitor, then you'll know for sure!! sounds like a great workout though!
  • rjrandmer
    rjrandmer Posts: 2 Member
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    http://www.caloriesperhour.com/
    If you go to this site you can enter your weight and what you did and it will tell you how many you burned. It is under tilling garden.

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