The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend getting at least 2.5 hours per week of moderate exercise. For gardeners, this is no problem. When it comes to exercise, gardening and yard work raises your heart rate, builds muscle and flexibility, and burns calories. How Many Calories Do I Burn Gardening? Among the many health benefits of gardening is that it can help you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight by burning calories. The number of calories burned gardening depend on several factors, like your weight and the intensity of a particular activity. Here are some examples of yard and garden activities and the number of calories they burn in 30 minutes: Digging – 150 to 197 Planting – 135 to 177 Weeding – 138 to 166 Push mowing – 150 to 200 Raking – 120 to 157 You can increase the calorie burn by working faster and […]
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