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Lawn & Garden

All 34 lawn & garden activities in the Compendium, ranked by energy cost. The hardest is felling trees at 500 kcal an hour; the middle of the pack sits near 316.

Every lawn & garden activity ranked by energy cost, for a 70 kg adult. JUL 2026
#ActivityMET30 min1 hour
1 Felling trees 6.8250500
2 Clearing land 6.3232463
3 Laying crushed rock or gravel 6.3232463
4 Shoveling snow 6221441
5 Gardening with heavy power tools 5.8213426
6 Chopping wood 5.5202404
7 Shoveling dirt or mud 5.5202404
8 Wheel barrow 5.4198397
9 Digging 5184368
10 Digging sandbox 5184368
11 Laying sod 5184368
12 Mowing lawn 5184368
13 Carrying 4.8176353
14 Harvesting Produce 4.5165331
15 Planting trees 4.5165331
16 Weeding 4.5165331
17 Planting crops or garden 4.3158316
18 Planting seedlings 4.3158316
19 Irrigation channels 4147294
20 Raking lawn 4147294
21 Raking lawn or leaves 4147294
22 Raking roof with snow rake 4147294
23 Sacking grass 4147294
24 Watering lawn or garden 4147294
25 Yardwork 4147294
26 Trimming shrubs or trees 3.55130261
27 Clearing light brush 3.5129257
28 Picking fruit or coffee from trees 3.5129257
29 Implied walking/standing - picking up yard 3110221
30 Riding snow blower 3110221
31 gardening 2.9107213
32 Driving tractor 2.8103206
33 Planting 2.696191
34 Operating snow blower 2.592184

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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