12 Winter Activities You Didn’t Realize Burn Calories

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:

Activity	Calories Burned
Downhill Skiing	377*
Sledding	477**
Ice Skating	494*
Holiday Shopping	198*
Shoveling Snow	467*
Snow Boarding	377*
Holiday Food Shopping	198*

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
Dusting	136*
Vacuuming	287*
Scrubbing	314*
Mopping	225*
Sweeping	198*

*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.

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