Thursday, December 11, 2008

BURNING CHRISTMAS CALORIES

Okay, so as a consolation for Christmas preparation driving you out of your mind and into the poor house, the good news is you can burn calories doing good holiday stuff!

Here's how many -

85 Standing on line to see Santa
150 Wrapping gifts/ writing cards
160 Building a snowman
160 Dressing for a party - from shower to shoes
160 Trimming a Christmas Tree
170 Preparing a Christmas meal
175 Christmas shopping
180 Christmas caroling
180 Cleaning house - dusting, mopping, vacuuming
215 Putting up outdoor lights
240 Grocery shopping
270 Dancing at a party
545 Carrying groceries upstairs

NOTE: Just when you thought it was getting easy - these are estimates for one hour of activity!