For you if you've ever wondered how many calories you need to...

[Deleted User]

...wash their dog and give them a massage (standing)

yes, click here to find your calorie expenditure for some fairly random tasks, be staggered and amazed.

Nessie

So that's why the painter is thin and the plumber is a bit lardy.

Well well well.

[Deleted User]

I'm considering replacing my training runs with a combination of firefighting and general forestry, which apparently works out about the same calorie burn.

I would love to know how they came up with the figures though. I'd have a couple of methodology questions if I wasn't having so much fun trying to replace my daily activities with equal-exertion tasks.

Sam.

apparently I'd burn 16 calories sleeping for 15 mins

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