CALORIE BURNING GUIDE

We all need to exercise and cardio exercise, i.e.: running, jogging, bicycling, is what we need most. But, what if we can't always exercise. Here's a guide to calorie burning activites and the number of calories per hour they consume.



Beating around the bush: 75
Jumping to conclusions: 100
Climbing the walls: 150
Swallowing your pride: 50
Passing the buck: 25
Throwing your weight around (depending on your weight): 50-300
Dragging your heels: 100
Pushing your luck: 250
Making mountains out of molehills: 500
Hitting the nail on the head: 50
Wading through paperwork: 300
Bending over backwards: 75
Jumping on the bandwagon: 200
Balancing the books: 25
Running around in circles: 350
Eating crow: 225
Tooting your own horn: 25
Climbing the ladder of success: 750
Pulling out the stops: 75
Adding fuel to the fire: 160
Wrapping it up at day's end: 12
Opening a can of worms: 50
Putting your foot in your mouth: 300
Starting the ball rolling: 90
Going over the edge: 25
Picking up the pieces: 350
Counting eggs before they hatch: 6
Calling it quits: 2

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