Factoids:

Here's the number of calories you burn

ACTIVITY	Total Calories/hour (150-lb person)
Ballroom Dancing	125-310
Canoeing (slowly)	180-200
Cooking	185-200
Walking Slowly (2 ½ mph)	210-230
Cleaning	235-355
Brisk Walking (4 mph)	250-345
Golf	300-350
Jogging (6 mph)	315-480
Cycling (9 mph)	315-480
Tennis	315-480
Skating	320-400
Gardening (heavy)	450-525
Basketball	480-625
Aerobic Dancing	480-625
Swimming	480-625
Cross Country Skiing	480-625

Source: Calorie Control Council
 

Did you know that while sitting in class you burn 2 calories per minute?  That's 100 calories for each 50 minute class!

**Watching television only burns 1 calorie per minute, so maybe you really should go to class!

For every pound of muscle you add, you burn another 50 to 100 calories per day. That's a great side benefit.

EVERY D.O. SHOULD KNOW THIS -- Aerobic exercise is one of the best preventative medicines available and one of the cheapest!
 

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