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Health & Fitness

Burn Those Holiday Calories!

While the holidays are a joyous time for most of us, there seems to be that lingering fear in some peoples’ minds that it’s “The Season for Plumping Up.”  I recently found twenty pretty cool ways to counter-act this caloric onslaught, so here we go!

  1. Clean the house for 2 hours; turn on your favorite music and you can probably boost that number by 15% (if you dance while you vacuum, of course).

  2. Garden for an hour and a half.

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  • Hit the slopes; 65 minutes of just downhill skiing burns 500 calories; you only need 50 minutes of cross country skiing to burn the same.

  • One hour of Jazzercise burns roughly 500 calories, if you give it your full effort throughout the entire class.  Call KellyAnn at Jazzercise of Wall for classes.  They are awesome!

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  • Play 55 Minutes of racquetball. Grab a partner and you won’t even realize that you’re working out.                                                                                                                                                    

  • One hour and 15 minutes of lawn mowing does the trick. Sorry, riding mowers don’t provide the same workout!

  • 45 Minutes of back to back bodyweight exercises burns 500 calories.  Call KM Fitness in Manasquan for help with this!  They can truly help you get in shape.                                         

  • Like horseback riding? An hour and 45 minutes of horseback riding burns 500 calories. Who needs the gym?                                                                                                                               

  • Two hours and ten minutes of guitar playing (standing) burns 500 calories and turns you into a rockstar.

  • Do 120 minutes of belly dancing. As a bonus, it tones your core.

  • Jump rope for only 42 minutes to burn your caloric goal; it certainly works but do beware of terribly sore calf muscles the next day.  Remember to stretch.

  • Punish a punching bag for 70 minutes. Think of someone who annoys you and swing away.

  • 45 Minutes of rugby burns 500 calories.

  • Play a full court basketball game for 50 minutes; the interval type cardio will boost your cardiovascular endurance, and rev your metabolism.

  • 50 Minutes of shoveling snow will meet your quota.

  • 40 Minutes of martial arts blasts 500 calories, along with reducing stress and increasing focus.  Judo, chop!

  • Do 40 Minutes of rock climbing. Wear a helmet!

  • Walk at a moderately brisk pace of 4 MPH for 90 minutes.

  • Play volleyball and benefit from all over body toning. To burn 500 calories playing volleyball, you’ll need an hour and 45 minutes of play if you’re playing in a gym, or 50 minutes if you’re playing in the sand.

  • Running at 6 MPH (a ten minute mile) for 42 minutes will burn 500 calories.

  • Now happy eating! 

    Dr. Tony Garrow is a local chiropractor located at 2204 Hwy. 35, Sea Girt, NJ.  You can visit him on the web at garrowchiropractic.com or on facebook at www.facebook.com/garrowchiropractic or youtube channel: tonygarrow1.  Feel free to call his office for more information at 732-223-1990.

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