How to Burn More Calories
The following estimates are based on a 150 to 160 pound person. A lighter person will burn less, and a Heavier person will burn more.
Instead ofUsing the remote for five minutes, reclining Answering the phone with a nearby cordless talking for 30minutes, reclining Using a garage door opener and sitting in the car Hiring someone else to clean the house and do the ironing Sitting and waiting 30 minutes for a pizza delivery Buying pre- chopped vegetables Using a leaf blower Hiring a lawn service Driving to the car wash, getting out, paying and getting back in the car Letting the dog out the back door Driving the car for 40minutes, then walking five minutes from the parking lot. Emailing a colleague for four minutes Taking the elevator Taking the nearest parking spot, a 10 second walk to destination. Standing by while someone else unloads a shopping cart once a week Riding the escelator three times Internet shopping for an hour Paying at the gas station pump |
Calories Burned.6
4 . 25 0 15 0 100 0 18 2 22 2-3 .3 .3 2 2 30 .6 |
TryGetting up and changing the TV station for five minutes Getting up and answering the phone, then standing during 3 ten minute conversations Opening the garage door twice a day A half hour of vacuuming once a week A half hour of ironing Thirty minutes of cooking Fifteen minutes of chopping and washing vegetables once a week. A half hour of leaf raking once a week A half hour of gardening once a week A half hour of using a push mower once a week. Washing and waxing the car for an hour once a month Walking the dog 30minutes every day Walking ten minutes to a public transit stop every day, riding half hour then walking five minutes to work Walking one minute and conversing for three minutes with a colleague, while standing, twice a day. Going up one flight of stairs 3 times a day Parking in a spot, a one minute walk to destination (5 times a week) 2 minute walk Unloading a full shopping cart once a week Taking one flight of stairs once a week in each of three stores. Walking at the mall for an hour, briskly, once a month Strolling the distance. Walking into the gas station to pay for gas once a week. |
Calories Burned3
20 2-3 115 37 20-25 10-13 150 150 210 300 125 60 6 15 4 8 15 240 5 |