You Don’t Need To Go To The Gym To Get Fit ...

Finally, the excuse I’ve been looking for ... when I’m working in the garden, pulling up the weeds, planting out new annuals or simply picking flowers I can actually say I’m keeping fit.

Apparently (I’m guessing it depends on how much effort you put in ... I tend to weed sat on my bottom, doing more sun gathering than pulling up weeds) you’re burning up calories as you garden. If you don’t believe me, here are a few examples:

Mowing the lawn with your electric mower – 205 calories
Digging – 170 calories
Weeding – 153 calories
Picking fruit or veg (not off the supermarket shelf!) – 102 calories

These figures are based on you spending about 30 minutes in the garden (and most of us have that amount of time to spare ...).