Holiday Workout

Nobody knows better than a mom that getting ready for the holidays is a lot of work.  Here are some surprising calorie burners and rewards for your labor!

 

Prep Time Burn*           Food Earned                Calories

 

124 minutes of                1 cup of eggnog               224

 wrapping presents

 

18 minutes of                  1 potato latke                  75

vacuuming

your house

 

51 minutes of grocery     1 slice of fruitcake        139

shopping

 

108 minutes of                1 serving of honey-        260

cooking                            glazed ham

 

15 minutes of fast            1 ginger-bread cookie    95

dancing

 

 source: American College of Sports Medicine

*Calorie burn based on a 150lb woman