National Gardening Exercise Day

When Celebrated

Always on June 6th

Gifty-ness

About the Holiday

With many people chained to desk jobs, National Gardening Exercise Day is a great excuse to get outdoors, garden and get some exercise at the same time. Experts say that various gardening activities have both aerobic and muscle building benefits.^[1]

In fact, it's estimated that an hour of general gardening will burn 272 calories, enough to burn off a Grande Starbucks Caffe Latte - made with whole milk. Whereas, mowing the lawn and weeding can burn 374 and 306 calories per hour, respectively.^[2]

Research by chocolate zen garden blog indicates that evidence points to this holiday originating via various garden clubs and organizations.

References

1. ↑ the chocolate zen garden blog
2. ↑ About.com Calorie Count

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