Calories Burned Doing Laundry, Folding Clothes

Happy Housework, It's Not Just for Women, Anymore

With things being so expensive these days it takes both people in the house working these days in order to support the family budget.

And everyone is helping with the house chores - dad, the kids and even the family pet at times. Wolf-Wolf!

On the positive side, doing any type of activity assists in burning kcals. In comparison, Cinderella burned about twice the number of kcals by scrubbing her mean old stepmother's dirty floors - but we'll take all that we can get when we're trying to lose weight.

So how many calories can we burn by folding the laundry?

Individuals who are 150 pounds will burn about 37 kcals for every fifteen minutes of folding the clothes and putting them away - as well as loading them into the washing machine and switching them to the dryer. If you hang them outdoors instead, you'll burn a few more due to the bending involved.

Activities that burn about the same amount include: washing the dishes, clearing the dining table, sweeping the floor in a non-vigorous manner, window shopping, casually shopping at the market, vacuuming and making the bed.

You'll burn about double the kcals doing the laundry than you will watching the television or surfing online.

Amount of Calories Burned Doing Laundry, Folding Clothes

DOING LAUNDRY Data on this Page Copyrighted by Diet Bites*
Minutes	15	30	45	60	75	90
WEIGHT IN POUNDS	CALORIES BURNED (KCALS EXPENDED)
105	25	50	75	100	125	150
110	26	52	78	104	130	156
115	28	56	84	112	140	168
120	29	58	87	116	145	174
125	30	60	90	120	150	180
130	32	64	96	128	160	192
140	34	68	102	136	170	204
150	37	74	111	148	185	222
160	39	78	117	156	195	234
170	43	86	129	172	215	258
180	45	90	135	180	225	270
190	47	94	141	188	235	282
200	50	100	150	200	250	300
210	53	106	159	212	265	318
220	55	110	165	220	275	330
230	58	116	174	232	290	348
240	61	122	183	244	305	366
250	63	126	189	252	315	378

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