Depending on how much you weigh and the type of work you do, you can burn 240 to 448 calories per hour. In general, the more you weigh and the more vigorous the activity, the more calories you burn.
Calories Burned at 125 Pounds
A person weighing about 125 pounds burns approximately 240 calories an hour doing activities such as raking the lawn, sacking leaves or grass, and planting seedlings or shrubs.
Calories Burned at 155 Pounds
If your weight is approximately 155 pounds, activities such as planting seedlings and shrubs, raking the lawn, and sacking leaves or grass should burn about 298 calories per hour.
Calories Burned at 185 Pounds
If you weigh about 185 pounds, planting seedlings and shrubs, raking the lawn, and sacking leaves or grass each burns approximately 356 calories per hour.
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