Compendium category · 26 activities
Home Repair
All 26 home repair activities in the Compendium, ranked by energy cost. The hardest is cleaning gutters at 368 kcal an hour; the middle of the pack sits near 243.
| # | Activity | MET | 30 min | 1 hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleaning gutters | 5 | 184 | 368 |
| 2 | Excavating garage | 5 | 184 | 368 |
| 3 | Hanging sheet rock inside house | 5 | 184 | 368 |
| 4 | Hanging storm windows | 5 | 184 | 368 |
| 5 | Caulking | 4.75 | 175 | 349 |
| 6 | Home repair | 4.5 | 165 | 331 |
| 7 | Laying or removing carpet | 4.5 | 165 | 331 |
| 8 | Walk/run | 4.5 | 165 | 331 |
| 9 | Automobile body work | 4 | 147 | 294 |
| 10 | Carpentry | 3.9 | 143 | 287 |
| 11 | Laying tile or linoleum | 3.8 | 140 | 279 |
| 12 | Child care: standing | 3.5 | 129 | 257 |
| 13 | Standing, bathing dog | 3.5 | 129 | 257 |
| 14 | Automobile repair | 3.3 | 121 | 243 |
| 15 | Airplane repair | 3 | 110 | 221 |
| 16 | Hammering nails | 3 | 110 | 221 |
| 17 | Stand | 2.8 | 103 | 206 |
| 18 | Walk or run | 2.8 | 103 | 206 |
| 19 | Child care | 2.5 | 92 | 184 |
| 20 | Elder care | 2.4 | 88 | 176 |
| 21 | Animal care | 2.3 | 85 | 169 |
| 22 | Breastfeeding | 2 | 74 | 147 |
| 23 | Child care: sitting or kneeling | 2 | 74 | 147 |
| 24 | Sit | 1.75 | 64 | 129 |
| 25 | Reclining with baby | 1.5 | 55 | 110 |
| 26 | Handwashing | 1.3 | 48 | 96 |
Kilocalories for a 70 kg adult. Click any activity for the full weight and intensity breakdown.
SOURCE·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·REVIEWED JUL 2026
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