Christmas only comes round once a year, so we all like to indulge. However, without realising it, we can have put on a few pounds, so we are sharing some simple ways to burn off those extra calories without going to the gym
A little tipple
A glass of white wine has 83 calories in it
Grab your trolley, don’t forget your list and get down the supermarket. Briskly pushing a trolley down the aisles can burn over 80 calories in 30min.
MInce Pie
A mince pie has around 230 calories in it
Jog to the school and back to pick up the kids, or pop out for a quick jog at work. 30 minutes of jogging burns around 230 calories.
Christmas Cake
A slice of christmas cake has about 215 calories in it
Put your christmas tunes on and dance away with the kids for 30min. Not only will you burn off the slice of cake, but you will also have fun with the kids and get in the festive mood.
Bacon & Egg Morning Butty
A bacon and egg butty has about 400 calories in it
Put on your scarf and gloves, grab the car keys and take the kids ice skating. Ice skating burns about 400 calories in an hour, but you can’t just stand at the side, clinging for dear life, you have to skate
Christmas Roast
A full Christmas dinner has about 700 calories in it
Ok so to burn around 700 calories we are really going to have to push the boat out, but without taking up time on this precious family day. So start with a brisk 30min house clean before the guest come round, burning off around 100 calories, Then go for a family walk, to get some fresh air and tire the kids a little, burning about 120-150 calories. Come back and play an active kids game for 30min, like trampolining, hopscotch, twister etc, burning another 100 calories. Settle down after your meal with a good old musical, and stand up and belt out the lyrics of eat song, burning off around 130 calories, before finishing off at bedtime with some action between the sheets, finishing off with 140 calories being burnt off, and hey presto, christmas dinner burnt off!!
12 exercises
30sec of each with a 5 sec breather
Twice through