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A new study suggests housework is not the [qualitative / quality] form of exercise many people consider it to [have / be] . The report even went as [far / near] as saying that those who did the most housework were [usual / usually] those most overweight. The study is called, "Does doing housework keep you healthy? The [contribution / contributory] of domestic physical activity to meeting [current / presently] recommendations for health". It questions whether physical activities such [like / as] do-it-yourself, gardening and housework are [such / so] good exercise. It acknowledges that any activity is better than none, but says, "there is a danger that those [overtaking / undertaking] domestic 'chores' may assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly count it as [properly / proper] exercise.

A total of 4,563 adults participated [on / in] the survey, which was based on participants' weekly physical activity. The [analysis / analysed] from this research showed that people who [inclusive / included] housework as part of their weekly exercise [tended / intended] to be heavier. Research leader professor Marie Murphy said: "Housework is physical activity and any physical activity should [theoretical / theoretically] increase the amount of calories [burnt / extinguished] . But we found that housework was [conversely / inversely] related to leanness, which [suggests / suggestions] that either people are overestimating the amount of [moderated / moderate] intensity physical activity they do through housework, or are eating too much to compensate [of / for] the amount of activity undertaken."