How many calories do you burn shoveling snow?

Specific calories burned vary by age, size and muscle mass, but a typical person burns between 400 and 600 calories per hour shoveling snow, reports WebMD. A young person with strong muscle mass and relatively high weight normally burns the most.

Because it includes both aerobic and strength elements, shoveling snow is at the high end of typical outdoor activities in burning calories. It is similar to the calorie-burning effect of heavy yard work, such as landscaping and moving dirt. Raking and bagging leaves is slightly lower at 350 to 400 calories burned per hour for a typical person. Gardening and pulling weeds burn 200 to 400 calories per hour.