How many calories can I burn mowing the lawn?

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  A Dr. Ursula McMillian, MD , Bariatric Medicine, answered on behalf of Mercy Medical Center

  Push-mowing the lawn for 60 minutes can burn between 350 and 400 calories.
  
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  A National Academy of Sports Medicine answered

  For a 150 pound person, pushing a lawn mower can burn around 375 calories per hour. Using a riding mower will burn about half the amount.
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