Easy ways to lose 100 calories

kym_lewis08
kym_lewis08 Posts: 393
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Late night browsing for easy ways to burn 100 calories..found this and thought I would share. :smile:

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/fitness/fitness-burn-100-calories-0906

10 Minutes
Jog around the block
Jump rope quickly
Work out to a step aerobics video


15 Minutes
Climb up and down your stairs
Play touch football with the family
Swim laps
Go roller-skating
Sled in the park with the kids
Hit some tennis balls


20 Minutes
Power walk
Shoot hoops with your teens
Trim the shrubs
Weed the garden
Turn up the music and dance around the room
Ice-skate


25 Minutes
Rake the lawn and sack the leaves
Bike leisurely around the neighborhood
Vacuum the rugs
Mop the bathrooms
Row a boat at the park
Challenge a friend to a serious Ping-Pong match
Tidy up the backyard
Go horseback riding
Refinish a piece of furniture


30 Minutes
Throw a Frisbee around
Ballroom dance with your husband
Lift light weights
Wallpaper or paint a room
Wash your car
Sweep the floors


35 Minutes
Dust the house
Practice the piano or violin
Set the table and prepare a meal
Play catch with your kids
Clear the table and wash the pots, pans, and dishes


40 Minutes
Iron your clothes
Window-shop
Unload the dryer and fold the laundry
Cruise the aisles of the supermarket

Replies

  • fmorgan
    fmorgan Posts: 1
    Wow! I never would've thought that some of these activities can help you burn 100 calories... Thanks for sharing!:wink:
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    This inspired me to clean my house. (not part of my daily activity, I'm afraid. . .)

    Bump!
  • kym_lewis08
    kym_lewis08 Posts: 393
    :flowerforyou: Clean mine?
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