Roofers and other trades burn more calories than champion boxers, study finds
Posted: Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
Hardworking tradespeople burn more calories every day than many professional sportspeople, new research from Selco Builders Warehouse has revealed, RCI Mag reported. The builders’ merchant has taken an in-depth look and found that some tradespeople, including roofers, labourers, carpenters, and painters are burning more calories daily than a professional boxer training for a high-profile bout. The research found that boxers burn through around 800 kcals an hour in the build-up to a big fight, generally training for around four to five hours a day. Roofers carrying heavy loads, meanwhile, burn 661 kcals an hour – but they typically do this for a longer period than five hours each day. According to the research, roofers work an average of 43 hours a week. Heavy-effort carpentry, meanwhile, uses 578 kcal per hour, the equivalent of 60 minutes of jogging, while planting by hand expends 496 kcal, comparable to a 60-minute cardio workout. Shovelling is also similar to a 60-minute cardio workout at 479 kcal, while painting the outside of a house uses 413 kcal, the equivalent to a medium-effort resistant training workout such as squats, lunges or deadlifts. Selco made these calculations by estimating MET values (used to indicate energy expenditure) for each activity. They then looked at how these compared to other popular physical activities such as running, team sports or gym workouts.
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