It’s easy to get lost in the bustle of the season, and with so many things to do, our workouts are often the first to get forgotten. But don’t worry – I’ve come up with 25 innovative (and festive!) ways to burn 150 calories during your regular holiday activities.
So start working on that to-do list and let the calories take care of themselves!
- Trick-or-Treating with your kids 30 min
- Carving pumpkins 60 min
- Lifting large bags of Halloween candy 60 min
- Jumping around like a kid on candy 20 min
- Brushing your teeth after too much sugar 55 min
- Grocery shopping for Thanksgiving Dinner 40 min
- Playing touch football with your kids 15 min
- Running a Thanksgiving Day road race 10 min
- Collecting canned goods for the local shelter 25 min
- Cleaning house for your in-laws 40 min
- De-stressing with some yoga poses 30 min
- Raking the lawn before your neighbors say something 30 min
- Dance practice with your kids for their Holiday Pageant 20 min
- Mall walking and holiday shopping 30 min
- Climbing stairs at the mall (instead of the escalator) 15 min
- Wrapping presents 60 min
- Stacking firewood for roasting chestnuts 25 min
- Ballroom dancing at a holiday party 30 min
- Taking your kids sledding on a snow day 20 min
- Having to shovel out your driveway first 23 min
- Christmas caroling 40 min
- Baking Christmas cookies 60 min
- Washing dishes after the big meal 60 min
- Kissing under mistletoe 130 min
- Watching “It’s a Wonderful Life”… again 125 min
Each calculation is based on a 150-lb individual and is an approximation. If you weigh less than 150 lbs, you will burn less than 150 calories in the time allotted above. If you weigh more than 150 lbs, you will burn over 150 calories.
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