Exercise, Holiday Style: from Health Magazine!!!

[JulieL]

Here are ways we all can burn calories this holiday season:

Shopping for presents at least 3 hours:
burns 468 calories, roughly equals 2 (3 1/2oz.) pieces of ham

Wrapping presents for 1 hr:
burns 102 calories, roughly equals 1 cup of hot cocoa

Putting up the Christmas tree, 1 hr:
burns 156 calories, roughly equals 1/2 cup of eggnog

Cleaning house before holiday party, 2hrs:
burns 476 calories, roughly equals 1 piece of mincemeat pie
(who eats mincemeat pie???-I never have!)

Chatting with guests at holiday party, 2hrs:
burns 272 calories, roughly equals 2 (1 1/2 oz.) pieces of fruitcake
(I knew being longwinded would work out in my favor sometime!!!)

Singing Carols, 1 hr:
burns 136 calories, roughly equals 2 Christmas cookies

Preparing holiday feast, 2 hrs:
burns 340 calories, roughly equals 5 (1/2oz) pieces of fudge

Eating holiday feast, 1 hr:
burns 102 calories, roughly equals 2 small sweet potatoes
(No joke this really was on the list!!!)

Sledding 1 hour:
burns 476 calories, roughly equals 1 piece of pecan pie!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!! AND BE OF GOOD CHEAR!!!