If you're a handyman or handywoman, you might already be getting in your workout. Turns out home maintenance is an awesome way to blast calories. A Rubberbanditz user and Green Pal CEO sent us this top notch chart on how many calories your typical home repair chore burns. Its a lot.

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Wiring and plumbing- 136 calories per hour

Push mowing the lawn- 400 calories per hour

Painting the fence- 238 calories per hour

Repairing appliances- 238 calories per hour

Carpet Installation- 238 calories per hour

Laying tile floor- 238 calories per hour

Landscaping work- 272 calories per hour

Exterior Painting- 272 calories per hour

Hanging storm windows- 272 calories per hour

Cleaning gutters- 272 calories per hour

Building a fence- 340 calories per hour

Roofing- 340 calories per hour

Raking Leaves- 384 calories per hour

Refinishing wood floors - 238 calories per hour

Shoveling snow- 546 calories per hour


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