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Every month your household chores are making you burn a staggering 20,000 calories (that’s the same as 16,816 burpees)
  • A new report by Wren Kitchens reveals how many calories you burn whilst doing your household chores, the good news is that you don’t have to feel guilty about missing the gym!
  • Every month household chores such as cleaning and ironing are making you burn a staggering 20,000 calories!
  • The household chores that burn the most calories revealed.

 

If you’re running a busy household you will know that a daily gym session can often drop to the bottom of the priority list.

From the continual growing ironing pile all the way to the never emptying washing basket – household chores can often take over your daily schedule.

However, it’s not all bad news for those looking to lose a few pounds as it turns out household chores can burn a staggering 20,000 calories a month (that’s the same as 16,816 burpees).

Not convinced? A new report by Wren Kitchens reveals how many calories you’ll burn doing daily activities. The more chores you do, the more you may notice the pounds melt away.

Please note: the calorie counts are based on the average weight of a person being 156 pounds. If you weigh more, you’ll burn more. If you weigh less, you’ll burn less.

 

The household chores that burn the most calories revealed

The study of 1,000 respondents revealed the average time households spend on their daily and weekly chores, this was then calculated into the number of calories burnt aswell as revealing how many burpees you save having to do!

The top household chores by calorie count can be seen below:  

               

Household chore  

How long on average people spend doing these chores per week (minutes)

How long on average people spend doing these chores per month (minutes)

Calories Burnt

How many burpees do you save having to do?*

Cleaning house / flat / living area

280

1120

3976

3340

Cooking or food preparation

301.7

1207

2856

2400

Mopping

138

552

2724

2288

Washing dishes and clearing dishes from table

206.5

826

1932

1624

Putting away clothes

185.5

742

1708

1436

Doing laundry

168

672

1588

1336

Ironing

144

576

1360

1144

Making the bed

144.2

577

1316

1104

Sweeping floors

138

552

1304

1096

Vacuuming

132

528

1248

1048

 

For full information please see: https://www.wrenkitchens.com/blog/revealed-the-number-of-calories-household-chores-burn