How to burn those calories

By REBECCA CAMBER, Daily Mail

Last updated at 08:57 07 April 2006


Here are some exercise to burn those calories:

MODERATE (60mins five days a week)

Walking the dog on a level surface.

Playing an instrument while moving.

Singing while moving.

Gardening-raking, leaf bagging, digging, using an electric lawn mower.

Scrubbing floors.

Cleaning windows.

Carrying out bags of rubbish.

Washing the car.

VIGOROUS (20mins three days a week)

Pushing a manual lawn mower.

Shovelling heavy loads or rapid digging.

Heavy housework, such as moving furniture.

Going up or down stairs carrying objects weighing 50lb or more.

Carrying heavy shopping.

Energetic play with children. Lifting a child of 25lb or more.

Hand-sawing hard wood.

Lying on your back and bench pressing a child.

IN THE GYM

To burn the same number of calories as following the moderate exercise programme over a week, you would need to do:

Swimming: 2hrs

Running: 1hr 30mins

Cycling: 2hrs 10mins

Lifting weights: 3hrs 30mins

Aerobics: 2hrs 10mins

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