According to a finding printed in the February 2012 issue of “Oxygen Magazine”, people with tidy homes appear to live more physically active lifestyles than messy people.

The connection isn’t clear, but it may interest you to know the number of calories you can burn doing household activities.

Painting/wallpapering: 265 calories
Sweeping: 236 calories
Vacuuming: 206 calories
Dusting: 147 calories
Ironing: 135 calories