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“We’ve had a great response to the findings and would like to encourage retailers to share them with their customers too.”


Hidden health benefits of everyday jobs The study also found those polled will burn a total of 1,924 calories sawing items during a typical year, along with 1,293 while pressure washing and 588 as a result of building flat- pack furniture.


Even smaller tasks such as painting items of furniture or filling in holes using a filler will see them shed 394 and 760 calories respectively.


And they’ll also shave off 221 calories throughout the course of a typical 12-month period while putting shelves up and 702 when attaching pictures to walls. In the garden, those polled will burn 3,799 calories digging, 4,194 cutting branches from trees and 2,659 planting seeds and plants.


Painting outdoor walls and fencing will shed 3,661 calories and carrying stones, wood, bags of compost, bags of soil and other heavy items will also burn 3,029 a year.


Further to this, harvesting home grown fruit and vegetables will result in 3,118 calories being burnt off.


Physical and mental wellbeing The Draper Tools study carried out through OnePoll also found 73 per cent of


homeowners consider gardening to be a nice way to de-stress and to relax and 47 per cent feel similarly about DIY.


As such, seven in 10 find they tend to get so lost in the task when improving the home and doing a spot of gardening they find hours can simply ‘disappear.’


In the same vein, more than half said they get so carried away they have a tendency to take fewer breaks than they would if they were at work. This may be because they take great pride in maintaining a nice home and garden - 67 per cent said doing a DIY or gardening job well is more satisfying than doing a good job at work.


Kev Smith of Draper Tools added: “Many people have been trying out new home workouts recently but you could argue DIY and gardening can be just as effective at helping keep the nation active and healthy. However, as with more traditional exercise it’s important that people don’t overdo it and remember to take regular breaks.”


For more information on the campaign and the latest products and promotions from Draper Tools, please visit www.drapertools.com


Retailers can also request a free copy of the findings and a set of infographics to use on social media by emailing enquiries@drapertools.com.


Task


GARDENING AND DIY - TIME SPENT AND CALORIES BURNT DURING A TYPICAL YEAR Task


Dead heading plants Pruning


Watering the garden Planting seeds or plants Mowing the lawn Spraying insecticide


Adding mulch to flower beds Turning over soil Digging


bags of compost, bags of soil etc. Raking


Painting walls/fence Cutting the hedge Cutting off branches Weeding


Harvesting


Mins Kcals 497 562 680 476 707 189 261 319 385


Heavy lifting such as carrying stones, wood, 307


364 371 389 425 647 316


3,047 3,466 3,852 2,659 4,199 1,125 1,583 3,147 3,799 3,029


3,592 3,661 3,838 4,194 6,384 3,118


Hoeing Painting smaller objects like furniture


Filling-in holes (using Polyfilla or equivalent) 158 Putting pictures up Putting shelves up Drilling holes


Hammering nails


Building flat-pack furniture Varnishing items


Removing wallpaper Painting walls Sawing items


Sand down items Tile floors Tile walls


Wallpaper a medium sized room Using a pressure washer


Mins Kcals 321 82


146 46 57 99


123 55


219 420 195 93


219 295 272 131


3,168 394 760 702 221 274 433 588 264


2,161 4,145 1,924 918


2,161 2,911 2,684 1,293


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