Holiday Calories

With the holidays quickly approaching, many people have been asking me how they can incorporate burning calories into their busy holiday schedule. What most people don't realize, is that most holiday activities burn calories and you don't even have to go to the gym. I had a client who said that she usually spends 6 hours the day after Thanksgiving shopping and she couldn't possibly make it to the gym. What she didn't realize is that she automatically burns 234 calories per hour while shopping. So she would burn 1,404 calories the day after Thanksgiving. Please see the chart below to see how many calories you may be burning during the holidays. Shopping 2 hours 468 calories Wrapping 2 hours 102 calories Put up tree 2 hours 156 calories Clean house before party 2 hours 476 calories Chatting 2 hours 272 calories Singing Christmas Carols 2 hours 136 calories Prep Feast 2 hours 340 calories Eat Feast 2 hours 102 calories Sledding 2 hours 476 calories