Burn The Fat with Home Maintenance

This infographic, “Burn the Fat with Home Maintenance,” shows something most people don’t think about: a lot of everyday home and yard work burns real calories. Not “standing around” calories. Actual movement that gets your heart rate up.

The graphic compares common home maintenance tasks and breaks them down by how many calories you burn in 15 minutes and in one full hour. That makes it easy to see which jobs are light activity and which ones feel more like a workout.

Indoor projects sit on the lower end. Things like basic wiring, plumbing, or appliance repair burn around 34 calories every 15 minutes, or about 136 calories per hour. Finishing work ramps it up a bit. Painting, installing carpet, laying tile, or refinishing wood floors land closer to 60 calories per 15 minutes, which adds up fast if you’re working for an hour or more.

Once you move outside, the calorie burn jumps. Landscaping, exterior painting, hanging storm windows, and cleaning gutters burn about 68 calories per 15 minutes. That’s roughly 270 calories an hour, which is more than many people expect from “just yard work.”

Heavier projects push it even higher. Building a fence or doing roofing work burns around 85 calories per 15 minutes. Classic yard chores are near the top. Push mowing burns about 108 calories per 15 minutes, while raking leaves isn’t far behind. The biggest calorie burner on the chart is shoveling snow, which can hit over 500 calories per hour.

Everyone burns calories differently depending on pace, body weight, and conditions, but the infographic makes comparisons easy at a glance. It’s a quick way to see which chores double as exercise — and which ones you might want to outsource.

If you’d rather save your energy and still keep your yard looking sharp, you can order lawn service through GreenPal, see how GreenPal works, or check out lawn mowing tips before deciding what to handle yourself.

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