Sunday 14 December 2014

How long does it take to burn 100 calories?

Did you know that burning up an extra 100 calories a day could mean the difference between keeping a healthy weight and adding inches to your waist line.

As I said in my post last week, the simple way to try and increase the amount of physical activity you do is on a little and often bases everyday.  

So how can you achieve that? 

Here is a list of activities and the amount of time it takes to burn 100 calories:

Leisurely walk - 34 mins
Slow dance - 31 mins
Playing frisbee - 31 mins 
Hoovering - 29 mins
Pushing supermarket trolley - 25 mins
Leisurely cycle - 24 mins
Mow or rake the lawn - 24 mins
Playing with the kids -24 mins
Walking the dog -24 mins
Mop the floor - 21 mins
Was and wax the car - 21 mins
Paint and decorate -19 mins
Fast walk - 18 mins
Dancing - 16 mins
Dig the garden - 16 mins
Swim slow lengths - 16 mins
Tennis - 16 mins
Jog - 14 mins
Hike with backpack - 14 mins
Carry heavy shopping bags - 14 mins
Climb the stairs - 12 mins
Run (5mph) - 11 mins
Speed cycle - 10 mins
Competitive Football - 9 mins
Skip - 9 mins

 See we KNEW that shopping was good for us!!!!!

 Aileen x

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  1. Unknown12 January 2015 at 07:34

    This is a great list as it shows how I can incorporate fitness into my household chores. At 57 I am the proud owner of a new skipping rope. I have discovered I can still skip and after one week I am up to 100 skips. I am not sure if I can reach 9 minutes but will give it a go and it sure beats mopping the floor for 21 minutes.

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    1. Unknown12 January 2015 at 07:41

      Hi Julie, so pleased to hear that this is helping you see how you can incorporate fitness into your daily tasks! Well done on the skipping! 9 minutes of constant skipping is pretty hard to achieve but you could always do 1 minute of skipping with some rest after etc for 9 times!
      Hope you enjoy the rest of the blogs.

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