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Parenting Burns As Many Calories As 42,759 Burpees A Month

Got a baby? Got a gym. - by Lucy Bode
  • 06 Nov 2019
Parenting Burns As Many Calories As 42,759 Burpees A Month
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As any parent will tell you, stealing time to go to the gym out can be a major mission with a newborn in tow. After all, the little sleep, leaking boobs and clothes that wreak of spew aren’t exactly conducive to endless workout motivation.

But if you’re currently feeling guilty for skipping out on a sweat sesh in favour of extra couch time, don’t be. Coz new research has found that being a mum burns major cals regardless.  

According to the study, conducted by Wren Kitchens, the general duties associated with parenting torch up to 1478 calories a day. Which, btw, roughly equates to 42,759 burpees a month.

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For their research, researchers recruited 1000 adults with kids between 3 and 6 years of age. Each participant was surveyed to find out what their daily activities were (e.g. cooking meals, pushing a stroller) and how much time they spent doing these to calculate their average calorie expenditure. Interestingly, carrying small children and dressing, bathing and feeding them torched the most fat.

Here's a more detailed breakdown of the calories burned via daily activities vs weekly activities:

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After some more intensive ways to get in shape? Check out this workout for busy mums – and five tips for sticking with it.

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Lucy is Women Health’s digital editor, social media specialist and the go-to girl for all things holistic wellness. Her background as a journalist and passion for food, fitness and integrative medicine has led her to write for some of Australia’s leading publications over the course of her career.

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