CALORIE BURNING GUIDE

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America is the most obese nation on earth. We all need to exercise and cardio exercise, i.e.: running, jogging, bicycling, is what we need most. But, what if we can't always exercise. Here's a guide to calorie-burning activities and the number of calories per hour they consume.

  • Beating around the bush: 75
  • Jumping to conclusions: 100
  • Climbing the walls: 150
  • Swallowing your pride: 50
  • Passing the buck: 25
  • Throwing your weight around (depending on your weight): 50-300
  • Dragging your heels: 100
  • Pushing your luck: 250
  • Making mountains out of molehills: 500
  • Hitting the nail on the head: 50
  • Wading through paperwork: 300
  • Bending over backward: 75
  • Jumping on the bandwagon: 200
  • Balancing the books: 25
  • Running around in circles: 350
  • Eating crow: 225
  • Tooting your own horn: 25
  • Climbing the ladder of success: 750
  • Pulling out the stops: 75
  • Adding fuel to the fire: 160
  • Wrapping it up at day's end: 12
  • Opening a can of worms: 50
  • Putting your foot in your mouth: 300
  • Starting the ball rolling: 90
  • Going over the edge: 25
  • Picking up the pieces: 350
  • Counting eggs before they hatch: 6
  • Calling it quits: 2

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