Your neighbor has consulted you for help with weight loss. She says she mows her yard using a push mower once a week (1 hour) and she also works in her garden for about 2 hours a week. What is your response to her question about whether these activities will contribute to weight loss?
A. Three hours a week of activity will meet the U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines but won't help with weight loss.
B. The combination of activities will utilize about 900 kcal per week, so could potentially produce weight loss of about a pound a month.
C. The use of the lawnmower is vigorous enough to produce weight loss but the gardening is not.
D. Each of these activities results in a calorie expenditure of about 500 calories per hour so could potentially produce a weight loss of over 2 pounds per week.
Answer: B
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