How many calories do you burn shovelling snow?

kerrilucko
kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I just worked on the driveway for an hour... and it's only half done. I needed a break, my back kills and my hands are numb, lol. What's a comparable activity to shovelling snow so I can log my activity? :huh:

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  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    I just worked on the driveway for an hour... and it's only half done. I needed a break, my back kills and my hands are numb, lol. What's a comparable activity to shovelling snow so I can log my activity? :huh:
  • sarabear
    sarabear Posts: 864
    Not sure, moving an elephant!:laugh:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    Not sure, moving an elephant!:laugh:

    :laugh: so true.
  • dolphin7
    dolphin7 Posts: 192 Member
    I think there is an exercise listed as shoveling, should give you calories burned.
  • my3kids78664
    my3kids78664 Posts: 8
    I use this: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/exercalc.html
    I have found that its closer to actual calories burned on my treadmill than what is listed here.
    If you cant find anything there, just do a search for exercise calculator :flowerforyou:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    I can't find it in there. Hmmmm

    I just tried entering it as lawn mowing, general.... seems comparable right? but my 2 hours will come out to 748 cals burned :noway: LOL so that must be quite the overestimate.
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    I use this: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/exercalc.html
    I have found that its closer to actual calories burned on my treadmill than what is listed here.
    If you cant find anything there, just do a search for exercise calculator :flowerforyou:

    :laugh: Thanks, that one has it and told me I burned 810! ah well, an extra treat for me today I guess! ok, back to shovellign now, hour number 2. But our driveway sure is looking nice :bigsmile: My man will be happy when he sees this!
  • my3kids78664
    my3kids78664 Posts: 8
    Sounds like a chocolate treat, if it were me :laugh:
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member
    This winter I shoveled over a foot of snow out of my driveway while wearing my Polar F6. It calculated 660 calories for me so I think the estimates you found are probably very close.:drinker:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    ok guys. yowwwwwwwwwwwza, 110 minutes of shovelling.... du-du-nu-nu!!!! 686 calories burned. Plus I did a good deed by shovelling out our neighbor (she's 60 and would have tried to do it herself but these snowdrifts were about 3 ft deep in some places :noway: . lol so now we are both shovelled out. Can't wait til Brian sees it! I NEVER shovel, he'll be shocked! :flowerforyou:
  • NikkiDerrig386
    NikkiDerrig386 Posts: 1,096 Member
    I use this: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/exercalc.html
    I have found that its closer to actual calories burned on my treadmill than what is listed here.
    If you cant find anything there, just do a search for exercise calculator :flowerforyou:

    Um that site is wayyyyy differemt
    I did for yoga tht site said 144 this site said 25 thats a bigggg difference which is true?
    Yoga
    120 lbs
    30 mins
  • NikkiDerrig386
    NikkiDerrig386 Posts: 1,096 Member
    I use this: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/exercalc.html
    I have found that its closer to actual calories burned on my treadmill than what is listed here.
    If you cant find anything there, just do a search for exercise calculator :flowerforyou:

    Um that site is wayyyyy differemt
    I did for yoga tht site said 144 this site said 25 thats a bigggg difference which is true?
    Yoga
    120 lbs
    30 mins

    oops I lied this site said 60 but still its bid difference
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    yoga is iffy, it depends on what type of yoga. Most yoga doesn't burn much though, it's more for toning and flexibility.
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