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Housework: Calories Burned per Hour

Light housework, dusting, tidying

Your calories burned

Body weight

kglbs

Minutes

92kcal burned

Calories burned by body weight

Duration	50 kg (110 lbs)	60 kg (132 lbs)	70 kg (154 lbs)	80 kg (176 lbs)	90 kg (198 lbs)	100 kg (220 lbs)
15 min	33	39	46	53	59	66
30 min	66	79	92	105	118	131
45 min	98	118	138	158	177	197
60 min	131	158	184	210	236	263

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• Mowing Lawn 404 kcal per hour at 70 kg Moderate
• Cooking 147 kcal per hour at 70 kg Light

MET value from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities. Calories = MET × body weight in kg × hours × 1.05. Actual burn varies with fitness, effort and body composition.