Kayaking is a lot of fun in the right weather and water conditions, and can also be a good way to burn some of those daily calories. You may spend your time in a kayak sitting, but this is more than compensated for by the continuous motion of your arms, and the effort in your [...]
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We’ve received many questions like this recently, and the answer is almost always the same. You will not burn any worthwhile amount of calories doing things that don’t make you physically tired – like ironing. Of course there are extreme conditions that will make you sweat, like ironing clothes on an industrial scale with antiquated [...]
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Ice skating is a popular pastime for mildly drunk people at Christmas, who haven’t been on skates since childhood, but still think it’s a good idea to barrel full speed ahead the very first time back on the rink. But if you’re not one of those people, and you use ice skating as a real [...]
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Although you remain in a seated position whilst on a horse, you will notice very quickly during your first time, that this activity is physically demanding. This is because you are constantly battling to remain in balance and upright, and timing your movements to synchronize with those of the horse. So how many calories do [...]
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As we already discussed in the previous articles on apples and carrots, there are no foods that burn a net amount of calories. The whole idea of negative calorie intake is an urban legend, and you must prevent it from spreading! Therefore, questions like how many calories do you burn by eating a pear are [...]
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You’re sitting in afternoon traffic, pressing the gas, brake and clutch and wondering if you should start bicycling to work. But then again, there might be some advantage to driving – perhaps you’re even working your calf muscles by pressing the clutch or something? You wonder how many calories do you burn by driving. As [...]
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