Fight holiday fat by burning 100 calories a day
11/22/2008

Cant fit in your full exercise routine? Try squeezing in mini workouts

Ready to shop, stuff yourself and stress about weight gain? No doubt, all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season can leave little time for working out.

But even if you can’t fit in your full exercise routine, squeezing in a mini workout that burns just 100 calories can help counter those holiday cookies and cocktails, says Fabio Comana, an exercise physiologist at the American Council on Exercise in San Diego.

To lose a pound of fat through exercise, you have to burn 3,500 calories. “So if you can burn 100 calories consistently every day, in a period of five weeks, that’s a pound,” Comana says. And over a year, that’s 10 pounds.

So just how much physical activity does it take to burn 100 calories? Learn about some simple ways by clicking on the buttons at left.

Note: The figures provided are averages based on a 150-pound person. How many calories you burn during activity depends on your weight. Heavier people will burn more, while lighter people will burn less