20 Daily Activities You Can Do That Burn Calories

Posted Aug 09, 2009 by UmiNoor / comments 4 comments / Print / Font Size Decrease font size Increase font size

It's natural for people to want the easy solution to their problems. Here is a list of 20 easy activities that you are already doing daily to burn calories.

The list below is taken from the book entitled "Book Of Lists" by Christopher Rigby. There are many interesting information in this book and for those who love trivial pursuit, this is the book to read. There are many categories of information which include the movie industry, famous people, science, music, art & literature, sport, history and geography. You have to check out the book. It contains information that you might not know of like the real names of movie stars, the real meaning behind the Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", 10 famous people who used to be teachers, the hidden meanings of flowers and plants and many other trivial information. This 510 pages book will certainly make your evenings with friends and family more entertaining.

And now here is the list of 20 daily and easy activities you can do that burn calories that is taken from a page in the book.


1. Kissing for 1 minute..........30 calories

2. Sleeping......................60 calories/hour

3. Watching television...........75 calories/hour

4. Standing in a queue..........100 calories/hour

5. Driving......................120 calories/hour

6. Ironing clothes..............150 calories/hour

7. Repairing the car............200 calories/hour

8. Gentle stroll................220 calories/hour

9. Cleaning the house...........240 calories/hour

10. Climbing stairs..............300 calories/hour

11. Digging the garden...........360 calories/hour

12. Skating......................360 calories/hour

13. Rock climbing................390 calories/hour

14. Mowing the lawn..............400 calories/hour

15. Dancing......................400 calories/hour

16. Playing tennis...............420 calories/hour

17. Playing football.............650 calories/hour

18. Swimming.....................720 calories/hour

19. Skipping with a rope.........750 calories/hour

20. Jogging at 7 miles/hour......920 calories/hour

I hope this list will encourage you to mow the lawn more often or to climb the stairs instead of taking the elevator as all these activities add up to help you lose those unwanted pounds.
Source : Book Of Lists by Christopher Rigby (2005)
Published by Bardfield Press in 2005

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Comments

Raju
Raju said... on August 24th, 2009 at 6:27 PM

That is a collection of interesting information. This will help plan using energy at our convinience.

babykeka80
babykeka80 said... on August 18th, 2009 at 2:31 AM

Thanks. I could always use to burn a few extra calories.

Hyneman
Hyneman said... on August 12th, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Wow! Good info.

MamaSiti
MamaSiti said... on August 10th, 2009 at 9:39 PM

Nice list.



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