Garden Workout

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I picked up a copy of "Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living" (page 15) today
while I was out and found something rather interesting. Thought some of
you might like to know ....

(Number of calories burned in 30 min)

Digging & Spading is a great work out for the upper body, back and legs.
Women burn 150 and men 197.

Mowing the lawn, a work out for the whole body (guess they don't mean if
you mow with a tractor ). Women burn 181 and men 236.

Planting transplants, shrubs and trees is a workout for the whole body
and burns 135 calories for women and 177 for men.

Pruning and trimming - workout for hands, shoulders, forearms and upper
back. Burns 135 for women and 177 for men.

Weeding - a workout for the legs,, hips, buttocks and hamstrings (guess
not if I use my bucket!). Burns 138 calories for women and 181 for men.

Raking - workout for arms, shoulders, back, hamstrings, and buttocks.
Burns 120 calories for women and 157 for men.

Now, I wonder why it is that men burn more calories than women ... Hmmm,
I'd better not go any further with this one!

Lilith

Yes gardening is a great workout, hoped to do a lot over our 4 day break but have been ill since saturday, just my luck and its back to work in the morning.

Gardening is also a good workout for the Soul. A great stress and tension releiver. I always feel the closest to God, when working in the garden.

Why do we burn fewer calories than you guys? Probably the same reason we make $.75 for every $1 you make...life ain't fair (grin)

On a more serious note, Debby, I agree - I feel good after a day in the garden....sore and tired, but at peace. I have lots of good conversations with the "big guy" while I'm on my hands and knees digging in His dirt!

Hey Folks

I think have this fiqured out.

The amount of calories used is a function of work. The article says that all things are equal except for calories
burned. So I am just going to work with that.

Another work formula is basicaly the amount of force to
move a certain mass a certain number of feet.


If I used the 2nd work formula and you have said the amount of work was equal then the only difference is in the average body weight of man v woman National average men weigh more than women.

Simplyfied formulas come down to this

CBW = calories burned women
CBM = ............... men

mw = Mass of a woman
mm = Mass of a man

or a porportionality of CBW/CBM = MW/MM


Or one could also say the proportionality of calories burned
is proprotional to the mass of the ass.



Smile
Byron

good one Byron! Julie

I garden Hubby doesn't...Both fat...not a
question of male and female...matter of who burns most calories... eatin too dang much at the table and not enough in the garden! Table has butter and cheese and gravy...Garden has fruits an berries....Love nibblin in the garden....but the table food taste great too!