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Table of Volunteer Activities
| Table of Volunteer Activities > 3.0 METs (>3.5 kcal/min) |
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Care • Feeding • Bathing a dog while standing • Grooming, brushing, medical care (large animals) • Walking/Running |
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Building & Carpentry • Painting, papering& plastering • Wiring, plumbing & finishing • Laying flooring • Roofing & installing gutters • Using heavy power tools • Masonry & concrete • Sawing • Carrying bricks |
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Cleaning • Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming & buffing floors • Wash cars & clean garages • Take out trash • General cleaning • Moving furniture • Carrying boxes up stairs |
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Care • Assisting disabled adult • Pushing wheelchair |
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Firefighting • General • Hauling hoses |
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Gardening • General gardening • Planting, weeding & cultivating • Raking lawn & spreading dirt • Digging & composting • Laying rock & sod • Mowing, using heavy tools • Chopping wood • Shoveling • Using heavy tools • Digging ditches • Trimming trees • Carrying logs |
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Page last reviewed: May 22, 2007
Page last updated: May 22, 2007
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Page last updated: May 22, 2007
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
