I stole this from another list. Thought is was in line to pass on.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I picked up a copy of "Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living" (page 15) today while I was out and found something rather interesting. Thought some of you might like to know .... (Number of calories burned in 30 min) Digging & Spading is a great work out for the upper body, back and legs. Women burn 150 and men 197. Mowing the lawn, a work out for the whole body (guess they don't mean if you mow with a tractor <G>). Women burn 181 and men 236. Planting transplants, shrubs and trees is a workout for the whole body and burns 135 calories for women and 177 for men. Pruning and trimming - workout for hands, shoulders, forearms and upper back. Burns 135 for women and 177 for men. Weeding - a workout for the legs,, hips, buttocks and hamstrings (guess not if I use my bucket!). Burns 138 calories for women and 181 for men. Raking - workout for arms, shoulders, back, hamstrings, and buttocks. Burns 120 calories for women and 157 for men. Now, I wonder why it is that men burn more calories than women ... Hmmm, I'd better not go any further with this one! <LOL>