Health & Fitness
How Many Calories Does Shoveling Snow Burn?
Shoveling snow from this blizzard can be quite the workout, especially when there's close to two feet of snow in your driveway.
There may be a travel ban in effect, but who needs to go to the gym when all you really need is a shovel and a driveway filled with snow.
The average snow shoveler burns about 8 to 10 calories a minute, the Chicago Tribune reports.
An online calculator uses your weight and the amount of time you spent shoveling to determine how many calories were burned.
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Use the Sparkpeople calculator to determine how many calories you’ve burned while shoveling.
According to the calculator, a 160-pound adult who shovels snow for 60 minutes will have burned 396 calories.
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Unfortunately, the calculator doesn’t take into consideration the weight of the snow or the amount of snow being picked up. It could be likely that you’re burning a whole lot more than what the calculator says.
How many calories did you burn while shoveling snow?
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