Agrofitness: how many calories can you burn working in the countryside?

Dacha is not only kebabs and fresh air, but also troubles on the garden plot. And this, it must be said, is not the most pleasant thing to do.

But you can benefit from everything: digging beds and fiddling in the vegetable garden will replace your workout. Together with master trainer Egor Glazatov we have calculated how many calories you can spend in the garden and on the vegetable garden.

Egor Glazatov

Head of World Class Zemlyanoy Val gym

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Just half an hour of work on the plot can burn 300 kcal. Studies show that gardeners and cottage gardeners have a significantly lower BMI (body mass index) than others. Working in the garden engages almost all muscle groups and gives a good physical load. Digging up the soil – consider it a cardio workout, sawing wood – toned arm muscles, weeding a bed – strengthened the broadest muscles of the back.

Egor Glazatov

Head of World Class Zemlyanoy Val gym

Historically, animals helped people with difficult physical work on land plots. At first we used to harness cattle for plowing the land, and later the machinery in the form of tractors and harvesters came into use. On the one hand, all this made our life much easier, on the other hand, there is still a lot of other dacha work that has to be done manually. But this has its advantages.

Such activities may well be classified as a sport – the energy expenditure in such work is not a joke. For comparison, when running at an average pace and a pulse of 140 beats per minute, you can spend 600 kcal/hour.

Digging up the soil burns about the same number of calories. Gardening is a kind of “agro-fitness”, with the help of which you can not only strengthen the muscles of the whole body, but also achieve a slim figure.

See for yourself.

Digging up the earth with a shovel

How many calories are burned: 300-350 kcal/30 min.

What is involved: lumbar back, shoulders, biceps, most of the shoulder girdle as auxiliary muscles.

Chopping wood with an axe

How many calories are burned: 250-300 kcal/30 min.

What is involved: broad back muscles, triceps, abs, most of the shoulder girdle.

Sawing firewood

How many calories burned: 250-300 kcal/30 min.

What is involved: broad back muscles, pectoral muscles, triceps, biceps, abs, shoulder girdle.

Grass cutting with a scythe

How many calories burned: 300 kcal/30 min.

What is involved: broad back muscles, abs, entire shoulder girdle.

Weeding with a hoe

How many calories burned: 200 kcal/30 min.

What is involved: broadest muscles, lumbar region, gluteal muscles.

Watering

How many calories burned: 150-200 kcal/30 min.

What is involved: lumbar back, trapezius, biceps.

Mowing the lawn with a lawnmower

How many calories are burned: 100 kcal/30 min.

What is involved: shoulder girdle, pectoral muscles, triceps, gluteal muscles.

Egor Glazatov

Head of World Class Zemlyanoy Val gym

During dacha work the main thing is dosage and gradualness. Do not forget to take a break every half an hour. Alternate the type of load, change the position of the body and make a timely rest.

In order not to overwork, do not forget about a few rules:

• Wear a hat and closed clothing;
• use sunscreen;
• drink water more often – it is especially important in summer.