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How many calories are burned with housework?

Vacuuming for half an hour involves burn 90 calories. Scrubbing the bathroom and tiles consumes 130 calories in the same time interval. Cleaning the dust, mopping the floor and mopping we spend approximately 110 calories every half hour. And cleaning the windows consumes around 100 calories.

On the other hand, if you choose to wash the dishes by hands instead of using the dishwasher, you can expend 160 calories in 30 minutes. The same as if you run the mower in the garden. And removing leaves from trees that fall in the fall costs 263 calories every hour.

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