Darrell Nelson of St. Paul, MN decided he needed to lose weight.

Rather than joining a gym, Darrell decided he would mow lawns instead. So he placed an online ad saying that he would mow four lawns for free until he dropped 50 pounds. Response was good; he is mowing eight lawns per week, including his own. He has also gotten a few dates.

He started mowing last month. He has dropped 23 pounds so far and wants to get down to 208. His intention is to join a gym to further work on his improved body, but we’ll see if he doesn’t trade in the lawn mower for a snow shovel instead…..

By the way, mowing a lawn burns between 300 and 400 calories per hour.