The Working Person's Calorie Counter

The number of calories you burn while performing a task varies from person to person. It depends on your weight, age, fitness level, and metabolism. The "calorie chart" is only a set of ballpark estimates, but it is a good standard of comparison.

The figures shown indicate the average number of calories burned by a 150-pound adult male per one hour of activity.

Bed making	135
Carpentry	240
Cooking, food preparation	125
Digging: pick and shovel	585
Digging: dirt/sand/soil	540
Dishes, kitchen clean-up	150
Dusting	160
Floors: heavy scrub, wax	350
Floors: mop, sweep	240
Gardening: dig and hoe	460
Gardening: plant and weed	300
Housework: general chores	180
Ironing	120
Jogging, 4.5 - 5 mph	375
Laundry: machine	170
Mowing grass, footpower mower	400
Mowing grass, non-riding power mower	250
Office work in general	140
Painting: with ladder	315
Resting: doing nothing	70
Raking leaves or grass	270
Running, 5.5 mph	588
Shopping: filling cart	175
Shopping: lifting, carrying heavy loads	300
Shoveling: sand/gravel/wet snow	939
Shoveling: sawdust/manure/light snow	544
Sleeping	72
Vacuuming	175
Walking, stroll with kids	150
Walking Workout, 4.5 - 5 mph	498
Washing, polishing car	225
Window washing	250
Wood: chopping with axe	360