Fit to Ride: Feel the burn

Biz Stamm is on hiatus this week, so I’m standing in as substitute fitness guru (ha!). Armed with curiosity and a search engine, I’ll attempt to answer the question: How many calories am I burning at the barn?

I consulted Nutristrategy.com to find out:

Activity, Exercise or Sport (1 hour)  130 lb
 155 lb
 180 lb
  • Grooming & tacking up

 

207
246
286
  • Horseback riding, walking

 

148
176
204
  • Horseback riding, trotting

 

384
457
531
  • Horseback riding, galloping

 

472
563
654
  • Walking out to catch your horse

 

195
232
270
  • Teaching a riding lesson

 

236
281 323
  • Mowing/bushhogging

 

148
176
204
  • Carrying bags of grain or hay bales

 

472
563
654
  • Feeding horses

 

266
317
368
  • Cleaning stalls

 

472
563
654

Well, there you go. Who needs a gym when you have the barn?

Biz will be back next week with a brand-new column about recipes to pack your show cooler. Food: my favorite topic–can’t wait!!!

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