100 ways to burn 100 calories – 6 December 15, 2008
Posted by paripl110707 in Build a snowman, Chop down, Crush cans, Fly a plane, Pick up trash, Plant trees, Play dodgeball, Push stroller, Put lights outside, Ride your bike, Roast chestnuts, Wade a heavy current.Tags: Christmas tree, Crush, Fly, Lights, March, Plant, Read, Ride, Roast, Sail, Wade
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Getting into the Christmas spirit
► Chop down five Christmas tree. (You could have a tree in every room of the house or be generous and volunteer to do the honors for your friends and family.)
► Spend half an hour putting up lights outside the house.
► Roast chestnuts on an open fire (31 minutes).
► Help the kids build a snowman for 26 minutes.
► Save your Christmas shopping for the last minute: Walking briskly through a mall with a stack of packages will but through 100 calories in just over 19 minutes.
► Wrap 21 of those gifts when you get home.
Being politically correct
► Plant two medium-size trees.
► Save gas by riding your bike to work (21 minutes at a leisurely pace).
► March in protest of your coice for 10 minutes. (Carrying a sign or placard will burn even more calories.)
► Crush 623 cans for recycling.
► Volunteer to pick up trash along the high-way for 19 ½ minutes.
Living the good life
► Man a sailboat for 26 minutes.
► Wade in a heavy current while fishing for more than 12 minutes. (Don’t worry if you’re no good at it; rescuing your line from a tree is good for a quick 100 every 16 minutes.)
► Fly your private plane for 38 ½ minutes.
► Read the financial section for an hour.
► Stack $560,000 worth of $100 bills into 56 piles of $10,000 each.
Being a good father
► Pretend to be the bogey man and chase a kid around for 16 minutes.
► Push your child in a stroller for 30 minutes.
► Play dodgeball or hopscotch with your children for about 15 minutes.
► Change 52 diapers.
Ref: men’shealth
