--10 Household Chores That Can Help You Lose Weigh

9. Painting. Want to have your house a new look? Try painting some parts of your house with new color or repaint old walls with fresh paint to achieve a new look. Not only your body will burn 270 calories an hour but you'll also end up with a more beautiful home.

1. Vacuuming. Vacuuming can help you burn 300 calories per hour. Not only you will have cleaner floors, you'll also lose those underarm flabs and build arm muscles. Mop the floors afterwards for more burned calories.

7. Play with the kids. Babysitting or playing with the kids is a very effective way to lose weight. Keeping up with your children's high energy, running after them, feeding them, giving them a bath, and watching over them will help you burn at least 280 calories an hour.

Now that you know the benefits of doing some housework, try not to find excuses so you can avoid it. Remember that an active lifestyle is the key to a healthier body. Not being able to go to the gym or hit the treadmill is not an excuse to just sit down and do nothing at home. Get up and get moving.

6. Cut the grass. This chore can burn 200 calories per hour. Mowing the lawn can be a more effective choice but trimming the grass with the use of a two-handed grass shears will surely burn more. Once your done with the grass you can then move on with some gardening for more calorie burning.

4. Washing your car. Not only you will save money by washing your own car, but you'll also burn 310 calories per hour. The dirtier your car to start with, the more calories you will burn.

10. Laundry. Do your wife a favor by doing the laundry yourself. Using the washing machine will help you burn at least 100 calories per hour. If you're up for it, try washing your clothes by hand. That will surely burn more.

8. Climbing the stairs. Carrying something upstairs such as freshly ironed clothes, food tray, bags, or other stuff with a reasonable amount of weight can help you burn at least 68 calories for every 15 minutes.

2. Washing dishes. This is one of the most dreaded house chore especially for men. But washing the dishes can help you burn 77 calories for every 30 minutes. So if you're really focused on losing weight after every meal, grab that sponge and scrub those plates right away.

Have you been wanting to lose those extra pounds but have no time or money to go to the gym or buy expensive exercise equipment? Fortunately there are things that you can do to help burn calories without breaking the bank or leaving the comfort of your own home. Here are 10 household chores than can help you lose weight.

3. Grocery shopping. All those cart pushing and waiting in line for the cash register can help you burn 240 calories per hour. It's also a way to improve your memory by trying to memorize at least half of what's on your shopping list.

10 Household Chores That Can Help You Lose Weight

5. Move the furniture around. If you're sick and tired of how your bedroom or living room looks like, try rearranging your furniture and find out which arrangement looks best. Not only will it beautify your home but it will also help you burn 420 calories per hour.

"I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.... I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby."
~Nancie J. Carmody