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5 household activities to help you lose weight
Household chores help prevent a sedentary lifestyle and promote body movement and weight loss. Here are five household activities to help you lose weight.
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Mopping floors
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Mopping and scrubbing floors engage the core muscles. This household chore is effective in helping burn 150-250 calories per hour.
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Washing and drying clothes
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Laundry involves bending, lifting, and body movement which can help burn 100-200 calories per hour.
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Dusting
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Housechold chores such as dusting can help you burn 100-200 calories per hour.
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Cleaning the washroom
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Cleaning the washroom requires scrubbing and wiping, which promotes a full-body workout and helps burn 150-300 calories per hour.
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Gardening and yard work
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Gardening requires raking leaves, pulling weeds, and even pushing a lawn mower, which can help burn 200-400 calories per hour.
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