12 Winter Activities You Didn’t Realize Burn Calories

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Are colder temps cramping your exercise style? Don’t sweat it! You can torch calories engaging in fun winter activities.

This chart details the general amount of calories a 150-pound woman exerting low to moderate effort doing the following activities for an hour will burn:

ActivityCalories Burned
Downhill Skiing377*
Sledding477**
Ice Skating494*
Holiday Shopping198*
Shoveling Snow467*
Snow Boarding377*
Holiday Food Shopping198*

If you’re not exactly feeling the great outdoors, or you live among the states that don’t tend to get snow, torch calories with a winter clean-up. This chart shows the general amount of calories a 150-pound woman exerting low to moderate effort engaging in various cleaning efforts will burn:

Activity Calories Burned
Dusting136*
Vacuuming287*
Scrubbing314*
Mopping225*
Sweeping198*

*Information obtained through the United States Department of Agriculture Physical Activity Tracker on 12/1/2015.
**Information obtained through the Calorie Control Council’s Get Moving! Calculator on 12/1/2016.