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These Are The Indoor Activities That Burn The Most Calories

Well LiveRugbyTickets.co.uk has crunched the numbers, finding the best homebound activities that can torch calories quick. According to their research, using a calorie calculator, dancing video games just might be the secret to staying in shape, burning 240 calories in just 30 minutes. Gardening also proved an effective method – felling trees and chopping wood burned 177 […]

Well LiveRugbyTickets.co.uk has crunched the numbers, finding the best homebound activities that can torch calories quick.

According to their research, using a calorie calculator, dancing video games just might be the secret to staying in shape, burning 240 calories in just 30 minutes. Gardening also proved an effective method – felling trees and chopping wood burned 177 and 150 calories respectively. 

Other chores such as cleaning and washing the car also made the list while DIY projects also did a job on you.

Here’s the full list below (with calories burnt in 30 minutes):

  • Video game, dancing – 240 
  • Dancing (Cumbia) – 217
  • Jazzercise – 200
  • Felling Trees – 177
  • Dancing (Ballet, Modern, Jazz) – 167
  • Dancing (Salsa, Flamenco, Swing) – 150
  • Chopping Wood – 150
  • Juggling – 134
  • Home Exercise – 127
  • Video game, aerobic – 127
  • Home Repair – 117
  • Cleaning/household tasks – 110
  • Dancing (Tango, Mambo, Cha-Cha) – 100
  • Light yard work – 100
  • Wii fit – 77
  • TV/video aerobics – 77
  • Washing car – 67
  • Sex (although some positions can burn three times as much)– 60
  • Meditating – 33

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