To make them really effective, you need to put some gusto into them �?but that means you get them done more quickly, so it’s a win-win situation. Why not listen to some lively music while you’re doing it?

If you have to do the chores anyway, you might just as well turn them into part of your exercise regime! 

To make them really effective, you need to put some gusto into them �?but that means you get them done more quickly, so it’s a win-win situation. Why not listen to some lively music while you’re doing it?

If you just sit reading, watching TV or doing nothing in particular, you’ll only burn about one calorie a minute (that’s about the amount your body uses to keep you alive).

This is the approx amount you could burn in one minute doing various chores:

Chore Cals per minute

Changing sheets on a bed 4 

Cleaning windows and polishing 4

Digging the garden 6.5

Ironing 2

Mopping the floor 4

Mowing the lawn 5

Raking leaves 5

Vacuum cleaning 3

Washing the car 5 

Happy slimming, onward and downward,

Joan