Obsessed with losing weight?

(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN(Zone 6b)

Okay, here's the dieters guide to calories used while horsing around...
EXERCISE

TIME SPENT

CALORIES BURNED
Vigorously curry your horse, using a circular arm motion. 10 minutes 68
Vigorously brush your horse. (Tip: alternate arms). 10 minutes 46
Walk a 10-foot circle, as you longe your horse. 20 minutes 79
Briskly hand-walk your horse. (Tip: add wrist or ankle weights for increased calorie-burning and aerobic benefits.) 20 minutes 91
Muck/rebed stall. 20 minutes 159
Push 50-pound load in wheelbarrow. 10 minutes 63
Ride at the walk. 20 minutes 57
Ride at the trot. (Tip: Posting at a medium trot will burn more calories than sitting at a jog.) 10 minutes 74
Ride at the lope. 10 minutes 93
Sweep/rake. (Tip: For a great waist trimmer, twist your upper body with each stroke, rather than using only your arms. When sweeping with a pushbroom, slightly bend your knees, to push off with your legs into each stroke.) 20 minutes 91
Unload/stack 100-pound hay bales. (Tip: Protect your back by bending at the knees, and using your legs to lift the load. Consider a back support brace when lifting heavy loads.) 20 minutes 249
Unload/stack 50-pound straw bales. 20 minutes 181
Lift/heft 20 pounds (feed/water). 30 minutes 153
Lift/heft 40-pound Western saddle on/off horse. 10 minutes 56
Lift/heft 20-pound English saddle on/off horse. 10 minutes 46

Copied from Equisearch, for the full article go to http://equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/training/general/countingcalories_122006/

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