House Painting Fitness Training

House Painting Description

House painting is an excellent way to increase caloric expenditure levels while accomplishing a useful task at the same time. It may lead to increased muscular endurance and flexibility in the shoulder, back, and arm areas.

House Painting Risks

• Shoulder strain or bursitis
• Wrist strain or tendinitis
• Lower back strain
• Upper back or neck strain
• Fall from ladder or roof

House Painting Equipment required

• Painting equipment, step-stool or ladder

House Painting Reference sources, organizations and publications

• General housework
• Gardening/digging

Mode

Recreational

Fitness Benefits

• Cardiorespiratory 0
• Flexibility 0
• Muscular Strength 0
• Muscular Endurance 1
• Body Fat Recution 0

Fitness Requirements

• Cardiorespiratory 0
• Flexibility 1
• Muscular Strength 0
• Muscular Endurance 1
• Coordination/Skill 1

Muscle groups used

Primary muscles: forearms, shoulders, biceps, triceps and rotator cuff Assistance muscles: upper back (trapezius, rhomboids, latissimus dorsi), lower back (erector spinae), abdominals, obliques, calves, hamstrings and quadriceps

Energy expenditure

Approximately 0.035 Calories per minute per pound of body weight