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33. Ice Skating

Grab those skates! Ice-skating is a great winter activity and a great way to get into shape. A 20-minute skate around the rink will burn 138 calories. Stay on that rink for a good hour, and you’ll burn 414 calories.

34. Ice Hockey

Grab that hockey stick and puck! This popular winter sport isn’t just for watching anymore. A 45-minute game of hockey will burn 351 calories. Add another 45 minutes for overtime; that’s 702 calories.

35. Snow Skiing

Time to hit the slopes? Thousands of Americans hit the slopes each year. It’s fun, exiting and a great way to get into shape. Just spending 45 minutes of downhill skiing will burn 331 calories. Stay on the slopes for 90 minutes and burn 661.

36. Shoveling Snow

Got a pile of snow outside? Grab a shovel and start getting into shape. Just 15 minutes of shoveling will burn 135 calories. If you have an extra long driveway, you could burn 303 calories (in 45 minutes).

37. Stacking Firewood

Who would have thought that such a boring chore could help you get into shape? If you spend just 20 minutes stacking firewood, you’ll burn 138 calories. Got a bigger stack? 45 minutes of stacking wood will burn 311 calories.

38. Sweeping and Mopping

Does it seem all the time you spend in the kitchen is sweeping? Don’t fret, because while you’re sweeping you’re also burning calories. A quick 15-minute sweep will burn 42 calories. Then if you mop, that’s another 77 calories. Not much, but if you do it often those calories will really add up.

39. Washing Dishes

America’s least favorite chore, dirty dishes seem to never go away. There is hope, however. If you spend 20 minutes doing dishes, you’ll burn 52 calories. Doing this twice a day will burn 104 calories. If you have lots of dirty dishes, you can burn 117 calories (45 minutes).

40. Cooking

Like to cook? While you’re making your meals, you can rest assured that cooking burns calories. If it takes you 20 minutes to cook your meal, you’ll burn 57 calories. Multiply this by 3 meals a day, and that’s 171 calories. If you prepare more elaborate meals, you could burn 128 calories per meal (45 minutes each).

41. Grocery Shopping

Love to shop? Now you can love it even more knowing that you’re getting in shape while you shop. A 30-minute grocery shopping trip will burn 119 calories. Like to shop even more? An hour trip will burn 238 calories.

42. Ironing

Plug in that iron! Doing this household chore won’t burn a lot of calories, but if you have to do it anyway you might as well count them, right? 15 minutes of ironing will burn 38 calories. Ironing for 45 minutes will burn 114 calories.

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